Dragon fruit

Dragon fruit
(Hylocereus undatus), is a tropical fruit popular in Southeast Asia,
belongs to the climbing cacti (Cactaceae) family. The fruit, apart
from being refreshing and tasty, has loads of vitamin C and is said to
aid digestion.

The plant is a climbing cactus vine that grows well in dry areas.
Because of its epiphytic nature, it grows best in soil with a high
level of organic materials. The flowers are white and large, measuring
30 cm long or more. They are ornate and produce a sweet fragrance when
in bloom. The flowers bloom for one night only. The dragon fruit has a dramatic
appearance, bright pink or yellow skinned (from Columbia) with green
coloured spine-like scales. The fruit is oval shaped, elliptical or
pear-shaped. Inside, the flesh has subtly flavoured sweet taste or
sometimes slightly sourish. The flesh is either white or red with black
seeds dotted all over. The seeds resemble sesame seeds and taste like
cactus seeds. It imparts a crunchy texture. Dragon fruits are also
called cactus fruits.


Food
The fruit is popularly eaten raw and tastes better chilled. It is also
served as a juice. The flesh is sweet and sometimes served with mango
in a tropical sorbet. The fruit is also used to flavour drinks while
syrup made of the whole fruit is used to colour pastries and candy.The
pulp of the fruit is used in producing an alcoholic beverage. The fruit
makes a wonderful cocktail on its own or mixed with other tropical
fruits. It is sometimes used in cooking. Unopened flowerbuds can be
cooked like vegetables.
Medicine
Dragon fruits reputedly improve eyesight and prevent hypertension. The
seeds of the fruit supposed help in controlling blood glucose levels in
people with non-insulin-dependent hyperglycaemic conditions (a kind of
diabetes). It is also used to treat stomach and endocrine problems.

Other uses
The plant is popularly planted as a climber to cover chainlink fencing. Parts of the pitahaya plant can be used to produce food colour.

Variant names
Common name: Dragon Fruit or Dragon Pearl Fruit.
Scientific name: Hylocereus undatus, or its synonym, Cereus triangularis.
Malay name: Kaktus madu.
Chinese name: Long guo (Mandarin).
Vietnamese name: Thanh long.
Other common names: Pitahaya, Strawberry Pear, Cactus fruit, Night blooming Cereus, Belle of the Night, Cinderella plant.
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Enzymes are a delicate life like
substance found in all living cells whether animal or vegetable.
Enzymes are energized protein molecules necessary for life. They
catalyze and regulate nearly all biochemical reactions that occur
within the human body. If serious enzyme deficiency could lead to organ
function disruption, could not support the metabolism of our body,
resulting in unhealthy life, illness or death. In fact, even you have
consumed enough of vitamins, minerals, water and proteins, without
sufficient enzymes, those nutrients will not be able to function
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Major Benefits:



(1) Improve cell metabolism


(2) Prevent aging and enhance one's beauty


(3) Increase amino acids in the body







The benefits of Dragon Fruit Enzyme are as follows:



(1) Improving and strengthening our body condition



- Improves liver function, alcohol drinker can see the effects instantly

- Improves and strengthens the digestive system

- Normalizing blood sugar level

- Accelerating cell metabolism

- Slowing down fat formation in the body organs and tissues

- Diminishing bad cholesterol and effectively regulating high blood pressure

- Strengthening the immune system

- Rejuvenating and reducing tiredness

- Increasing platelet production and helping to prevent bleeding




(2) An excellent beauty care and anti-aging product



- Rich in phosphorus

- It helps in the growth of cell membrane, brightens the eyes makes the

skin fairer and smoother, prevent age spots or stop them from forming

- Anti-oxidization, anti-free radical and anti-aging



(3) Dragon fruit enzyme health drink increases amino acids


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MY SO CALLED DRAGON FRUIT JUICE. :)

first,cut into pieces and put into the blender with one cup of water and some honey.

then, blend!

my dragon fruit juice is now ready to drink! :)

SEdapp. better try out.. good for health, babe!

p:S do u know that this fruit also can be used as jam? *winks*