The efficacy and function of pitaya and the taboos of eating pitaya

Pitaya is a tropical fruit with a rose-red appearance. Its peel has scales of varying sizes and an irregular cylindrical appearance. The flesh of this fruit is red or white, but there are black granular substances in its flesh. Ripe pitaya tastes sweet, tender, and has a particularly good taste. It also has extremely high nutritional value, but there are some taboos when eating pitaya that need to be paid more attention to.

The efficacy and function of pitaya

1. Nourishing blood

Dragon fruit is a healthy fruit with extremely high nutritional value, especially the red-heart pitaya, which is rich in trace element iron and a large amount of anthocyanins. After being absorbed by the human body, these substances can accelerate the synthesis of hemoglobin in the human body and increase the number of red blood cells in the blood. People who eat more pitaya can obviously replenish blood and prevent and alleviate human iron deficiency anemia.

2. Cleanse the intestines and detoxify

Dragon fruit is not only sweet and delicious, but also has a very high content of water-soluble fiber. After entering the human body, these water-soluble fibers can absorb water to swell and lubricate the intestines, and can clean up the garbage and toxins accumulated on the intestinal walls, and can excrete the stool at the base of the human body. Regular consumption can cleanse the intestines, detoxify, prevent constipation, and reduce the incidence of colitis and colorectal cancer.

3. Protect gastric mucosa

Dragon fruit also has a significant protective effect on human gastric mucosa because it is rich in plant albumin, a natural active ingredient that can combine with heavy metal substances in the human body, accelerate the metabolism of these heavy metal components, and play a particularly significant detoxification and detoxification role. In addition, the albumin in pitaya can also form a protective film on the stomach wall to prevent gastric mucosal damage. Regular consumption can reduce the incidence of gastritis and gastric ulcers.

Taboos of eating dragon fruit

Dragon fruit is a fruit with a relatively high glucose content. People with high blood sugar and diabetes should not eat dragon fruit. In addition, women are not suitable to eat dragon fruit during menstruation, otherwise it will induce menstrual disorders. In addition, people with weak constitution and frequent diarrhea should not eat dragon fruit. These are the taboos that people need to pay attention to when eating dragon fruit.