Function
Pitaya is a low-energy, high-fiber fruits, water-soluble dietary fiber content is very rich, so it has to lose weight, lower cholesterol, intestines, prevention of colorectal cancer and other effects.
Higher levels of anthocyanins, antioxidant, anti-free radical, anti-aging effect, but also inhibit the degeneration of brain cells, the role of prevention of dementia.
Dragon fruit is rich in fruits and vegetables generally less some vegetable albumin, which play the role of detoxification. Protective effect of albumin on the stomach as well.
Pitaya fruit juice and stem the growth of the tumor, viral infection and immune response suppression and other illnesses showed a positive effect

Cultural

Pitaya, whose real name is dragon fruit, red dragon fruit, native to Brazil, Mexico and other Central American tropical desert region, which is typical of tropical plants. Pitaya by the Nanyang introduced to Taiwan and then modified by the introduction of Taiwan and the mainland in southern Guangxi, Hainan, Guangdong and other places cultivation. Pitaya and religious culture has deep historical roots in the Americas Mayans, Incas near the pyramids and temples of Asia Vietnamese dragon fruit beside all kinds there. Every major religious worship and activities, they will be enshrined at the altar of dragon fruit, considered sacred fruit. Even more amazing is that, both in the Americas or Asia, dragon fruit and Chinese dragon culture have a bond. Ancient Incas carved resembles the dragon with the Chinese dragon totem worship together, this totem and dragon fruit in the Inca language meaning of the dragon. Until today the indigenous Mexican men also like to call themselves Chinese boy, which may be affected by the information about their ancestors came to America from China across the oceans of the legendary bar