Study things you don't know about pitaya ~

Study things you don't know about pitaya ~

Talking about pitaya

Introduction of dragon fruit: dragon fruit (Latin name: Hylocereusundulatus Britt), cactus family, also known as red dragon fruit, dragon pearl fruit, fairy honey fruit and jade dragon fruit. Pitaya is rich in nutrition and unique in function. It contains plant albumin and anthocyanins, and is rich in vitamins and water-soluble dietary fiber, which are rare in general plants. Pitaya is a cool fruit. In the natural state, fruits are ripe, sweet and juicy in summer and autumn.

Fruit: the fruit is oval, with a diameter of 10- 12 cm, red or yellow in appearance, with a green round triangular leaflike stalk, white, red or yellow pulp and black seeds.

The story of pitaya

A poor Aztec woman got lost in the desert. She was in pain and couldn't call for help. The situation is very dangerous. She fell into despair, dying, and slowly entered another world in illusion ... She heard a clear and powerful voice from heaven! The voice told her to eat the plants next to her quickly! Eat the plants around you! She struggled to stretch out her hand to touch it, but she couldn't open her eyes. She just imagined that scales were scattered all around.

There are few other plants in this hot desert. In her illusion, she saw the flashing red light, which was the pitaya dotted between scales, shouting like handfuls of burning hunting and beating hearts, inspiring her to persist! A breeze, millions of young beauties came running to her with huge lilies!

As if in a dream, her hand touched a blowing one, and she felt groups of swaying fairies and clusters of brilliant flowers changing alternately in front of her eyes, like a thick green ruler. When she magically pulled it, it broke, and her hand was stabbed with blood, but she didn't feel pain. She seemed to be guided by a magical force, mechanically biting this thick ruler and eating another one.

Just before noon, when the sun was more vicious, something magical happened! The Aztec woman woke up, her physical strength recovered quickly, her almost chapped lips became rosy like magic, and gradually covered her whole body like waves. She walked out of the desert smoothly!

Growth of pitaya: After three or four months' growth, the leaves of well-developed pitaya seedlings will thicken, like young cactus with small thorns on them. It can be transplanted at this time. The transplanting and planting time can be from March to 65438+ 10 every year. Pitaya is a plant of Tripterygium genus, which is covered with cactus-like thorns and grows in pairs.

Pitaya usually blooms in a year or so. Its flowers are white, 30 cm long, with tubular calyx and green lobes. Petals erect and lanceolate. Stamens many, close to style length.

Efficacy of pitaya

Prevention of vascular sclerosis: 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.

Detoxification and stomach protection: 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.

Whitening and weight loss: Pitaya is rich in vitamin C for whitening skin and water-soluble dietary fiber for reducing weight, lowering blood sugar, moistening intestines and preventing colorectal cancer.

Prevention of anemia: the iron content of pitaya is higher than that of ordinary fruit. Iron is an indispensable element for producing hemoglobin and other iron substances, and moderate intake of iron can also prevent anemia.

Cold knowledge of pitaya

The shape of pitaya is one of the coolest fruits in the world, and it tastes like the incest of kiwifruit, pear and watermelon.

There are three varieties of pitaya: red skin and white meat, red skin and red meat, and yellow skin and white meat, each of which is delicious.

Pitaya has a deep historical origin with religious culture. Pitaya is planted near the Mayan and Inca pyramids in America and next to Vietnamese temples in Asia.

In some places, pitaya symbolizes love. Girls give their boyfriends pitaya, which means "I don't care if you have money or not".