Maybe that comes to mind is a dragon commonly appear in folklore, which tells the story of a brave knight who managed to save a Princess canti, in brackets in a high tower. The tower guard in a dragon can breath fire.
Certainly not a dragon like that. But the fruit that grows from a plant. Called Dragon fruit because her skin has scales like a dragon. The original name of the fruit itself is actually the pitaya fruit. This Dragon fruit thrives in tropical and Subtropical climates, in areas of South America and breast milk. Dragon fruit tree's own prickly tree-like cacti. The fruit is a red meat with fruit berwana white or red blackish, and has black seeds.
Dragon fruit has its own scientific name:
Ceraus, Selenicereus, Echinocereus, Acanthocereus, Stenocereus, Escontria, Myrthillocactus.
Dragon fruit is also known also as:
Pitaya, Dragon fruit, Red Pitahaya, night blooming Cereus, Strawberry Pear, Belle of the Night, conderella plant.
other common names:
France: Cierge-lezard, poire de chardon,
Germany: Distelbirn Echte Stachelbirn, Drachenfrucht.
Hawaii: nani-o-Pa-ka.
Portoguese: Cato-Barse, Cardo-ananaz.
Spain: Pithaya Roja (Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela): flor de caliz, pitajava (Puerto Rico); junco, junco tapatio, pitahaya orejona, reina de la noche, tasajo (mexico)
Sweden: skogskaktus, rod pitahaya.
The nutritional value of 100 grams of the fruit are:
Water 80-90 grams
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) 4-25 mg
Ash 0.4-0.7 grams
calcium 6-10 mg
calories: 35-50
Carbohydrates 9-14 grams
Carotene (vitamin A) traces
fat 0.1-0.6 grams
fiber 0.3-0.9 g
Iron 0.3-0.7 mg Niacin (Vitamin B3) 0.2-0.45 mg
Phosphorus 16-36 mg
Protein 0.15-0.5 g
Thiamine (vitamin B1) traces
Riboflavin (vitamin B2) traces
Benefits of Dragon fruit for health:
Boost the immune system. Dragon fruit rich in vitamin C and fiber are beneficial for the body
Help the digestive process, because the fruits are rich in fiber.
Lowering blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes.
Prevent the formation of cancer cells due to free radicals. Minerals and fiber contained in the fruit help membersikan toxins in the colon. And mecegah the onset of colon cancer.
As an anti-oxidant, since it contained vitamin c, minerals, and pytoalbumin are high, then the fruit is able to prevent free radicals and anti-oxidant properties.
Help regulate cholesterol levels.
In addition, Dragon fruit is helpful to speed up the healing of wounds, increase appetite, vision meningkatakan, lose weight, improve memory.
The greatest benefit of Dragon fruit is can help improve heart health. because it can reduce the level of bad cholesterol, and plaque buildup is likely to occur in arteries and veins is very low or even impossible. The positive content of these fruits can enable HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) was able to lose t koresterol LDL (bad cholesterol) and reduces the receptors that are on the walls of the arteries. According to a study published in the journal Farmakognisi in 2010, researchers menemuan that by consuming flood Dragon can help lower the risk of heart disease and high blood pressure. because of the Dragon fruit membunyai kandugan fat monosaturade who help keep our hearts in the keaadan good. In addition, the fruit can lower the stress level is high oxidation, which is one of the main factors of heart disease.
To enjoy the Dragon fruit, in addition to consumption directly, Dragon fruit can also be made of the juice, and can combine with other fruits to add to the goal it feels, like the following example.
Dragon fruit smoothie.
1 Dragon fruit flesh take part only
1 piece bananas
1 cup coconut water
1 cup ginger juice.
Mix all the ingredients and ready to enjoy.
Behind her looks are a bit extreme, Dragon fruit has a flavor that is a bit tasteless. The fruit resembles a melon, but not too sweet. After you know the benefits of Dragon fruit, do not forget to always provide the fruit at home, in addition to beautiful to decorate the House. Its usefulness is not less important for the body.
Delicious! I like this fruit very much!