Benefits of Dragon Fruit

(Quoted from various sources) Dragon fruit is also called: Sweet Cactus or Cactus Honey relatively new fruit known in Indonesia. Dragon fruit has been developed in the homeland, and have a great chance to transmit. Dragon fruit included in the cactus family with the characteristic have spines on each segment of the trunk.

Dragon Fruit plant origin:

Most sources state that originally came from Mexico, South America. Supposedly called dragon fruit, because the entire length of the stem that sticks like a dragon. In its development, the plant is then developed in Israel, Thailand and Australia.

Originally just a forest of fruit is not eaten, but, after being taken by the people of France to China, he changed its name to dragon fruit, and then planted widely in Vietnam before it spreads to Asia, including Malaysia. Dragon fruit which originally should not be eaten because it was considered the god of food and no attention in his home country, now known around the world instead become an exclusive cuisine in an aircraft with his dragon fruit juice.

Each country is different have a designation of this fruit, for example:

• Long Feuy Kwa (China),
• Thanh Long or Clever Dragon (Vietnam),
• Kaew Mangkorn (Thailand),
• Mie Kuo Shien (Taiwan),
• Pitahaya (Mexico),
• Melano (Hawaii),
• Rhino Fruit (Australia). While internationally fruit called Dragon Fruit.
• Buah Naga, Kaktus Manis, Kaktus Madu (Indonesia)

In 2001 fruit was only developed in Israel, then Australia, Thailand and Vietnam, but now has begun to crawl the Indonesian market.

Currently, Vietnam and Thailand is the largest supplier of dragon fruit in the world. But the demand could be met just 50% only. While in the local market, although still small, local dragon fruit is also able to compete with imported dragon fruit.

The fruit is now available in fruit shops and supermarkets and a number of plantation commodities glanced at it because its cultivation is easy and bright prospects for the future than any other fruit.

In Indonesia, this dragon fruit into the ground water reaches 200-400 tons / year in Thailand and Vietnam.

Types There are four kinds of dragon fruit, dragon fruit’s first white meat (Hylocereus undatus), dragon fruit red meat (Hylocereus polyrhizus), super red flesh dragon fruit (Hylocereus costaricensis) and dragon fruit yellow skin and white flesh (Selenicerius megalanthus).

Dragon fruit was developed in Malaysia

In Malaysia, dragon fruit was first cultivated by Chan Weng Chuen. Located in Pahang, since five years ago. After Chan, 41, studying plants that are very popular in Taiwan and some countries of Indochina, especially Vietnam.

Benefits of dragon fruit:

1. Efficacious cholesterol-lowering

2. To balance blood sugar levels, cancer prevention, oral health protective

3. Prevention of bleeding, vaginal discharge and drug complaints.

4. Prevent colon cancer, kidney function and bone strengthening, strengthen the workings of the brain, increases the sharpness of the eyes, as well as cosmetic ingredients.

5. Treating constipation, treat hypertension, Softens skin