: 1, pitaya (scientific name: pitaya' Foo-Lon') is a cultivated variety of cactus family, belonging to measuring ruler. It climbs up the juicy bush and has air roots. Many branches, extension, often winged leaves, wavy or crenate edges, dark green to light blue-green, bony; Flowers funnel-shaped and open at night; Scales are ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, calyx-shaped perianth is yellow-green, linear to linear-lanceolate, petaloid perianth is white, oblong-oblanceolate, filaments are yellow-white, styles are yellow-white, berries are red, oblong, fruit umbilicus is small, and pulp is white-red.
2. Pitaya is a perennial vine of Cactus and Fenugreek, and it is a new fruit with good health care function. Native to the tropical rain forest area of Central America near the equator in the western hemisphere. It is a long-lived plant, which can survive for decades or even hundreds of years in the natural environment. Because of its unique ingredients, it has excellent health care effect on human body.
3. The content of anthocyanin in pitaya fruit is high, especially in red meat varieties. Anthocyanin is an effective antioxidant, which can effectively prevent arteriosclerosis, thus preventing stroke and thrombosis caused by heart attack; It can also fight against free radicals and effectively resist aging; It can also improve the prevention of brain cell degeneration and inhibit the occurrence of dementia.
Pitaya is rich in plant albumin, which is not common in fruits and vegetables. This kind of active albumin will automatically combine with heavy metal ions in the human body and be excreted through the excretory system, thus playing the role of detoxification. In addition, albumin has protective effect on gastric wall.