About Dragon Fruits (Pitaya)

Pitaya, also known as dragon fruit, is a cactus family plant. It originates from Mexico, Brazil and Central America and other tropical regions. There are three types of dragon fruit. The first type has red skin and white flesh. The second type has red skin and red flesh whilst the third type has yellow skin and white flesh. Among these three, the one with red skin and flesh is the most beneficial.

Why dragon fruit enzyme?

'Dragon fruit enzyme' researcher, So Sing Kiat (M.Sc. Nutrition, B.Sc. Biochem. Eng.) said that the whole dragon fruit plant is very valuable, including the flesh, skin, stem or flower. Each part has different functions and can be brewed into enzyme.

Dragon fruit is rich with nutrient. Its flesh contains water, fat, protein, fiber, carbohydrates, vitamins B1, B2, B3, B12, C, fructose, glucose, calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc. It also contains anthocyanin, water-soluble dietary fiber and vegetable albumin, which are hardly found in other plants. The pest problem faced while planting dragon fruit is minimal, thus, hardly any pesticide is used. This allows consumers to enjoy a more natural and healthy fruit.

Dragon fruit has a high therapeutic value. It is able to lower blood pressure, lower blood fat, detoxify blood, beautify skin, and improve eye sight. Dragon fruit is known to the world for its high nutrient value and medicinal value. Compared to other fruits, it has high content of protein, vitamins and mineral content. Not only it can eliminate free radicals, it also brings about anti-aging and detoxification effect. In addition, its high content of succinate gives significant sedative effect to people who suffer mental exhaustion, neurasthenia and insomnia. Dragon fruit contains a variety of beneficial microorganisms which are not only beneficial to the long-term co-ordination and improvement of endocrine system, but also helps to improve rheumatism, gynecological effect, and endocrine diseases.

Red-flesh dragon fruit has exceptionally high content of anthocyanin. Intake of about 800-1000 grams of dragon fruit will increase the anthocyanins of human body to the saturation point. Anthocyanins have the following features:

• Anti-oxidation, anti free radical, and anti-aging, which are directly linked to the health and beauty.
• Improve the prevention of degeneration of brain cells, inhibit the occurrence of dementia
• Contain high levels of vitamin C
• Cause weight-loss, smooth digestion, lower blood sugar and able to prevent of colorectal cancer

Dragon fruit contains the finest albumin (a kind of sticky and gelatinous material), which is useful for the detoxification of metal pollution as well as protecting the stomach wall. It is rich in soluble fiber and, therefore, it is good to be taken for weight loss purpose, suitable for diabetes patients, and able to prevent colon cancer.

Taste:

Taste as sweet as fruit juice and suitable for adult and children.

Instructions:

Direct drinking or by 1:1 dilution with water (below 40 °C) at preferred amount.

Storage instructions:

Store in a cool and dry place, upright and avoid vigorous shaking. Please keep refrigerated after opening. Due to natural fermentation, there will be sediment. Odor and color may change. These are natural phenomena.

Plant Protein

• Detoxification of heavy metal (prevent and remove of heavy metal ions)
• Protect the stomach

Anthocyanin

• It content higher than grape skin, red beet and other fruits and vegetable (the highest)
• Is an antioxidants, anti-free radicals and anti-aging agent
• Enhanced the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease
• To prevent scurvy, kidney stones, cataracts, night blindness, skin cancer, varicose veins, skin aging, retinopathy, urinary tract infections, degeneration of retinal macular organizations and vascular disease (diabetes patients)
• To maintain the connection of normal cells
• Ease of inflammation
• Reduce cholesterol
• Enhanced Glomerular function
• Improve the circulation micro-vascular and maintaining the stability blood vessel
• To improve the flow of micro-vascular and venous
• Inhabit Fat cells
• Deficiency symptoms: Reduced of antioxidant capability

Water-soluble Dietary Fiber

• Can help in weight loss, lowering the blood sugar and moisturize the gastrointestinal
• To prevent constipation and colorectal cancer

Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)

• Important in carbohydrate (sugar) metabolism
• Needed by body heat generation
• To maintain the brain and neural cells
• Protect the nervous system
• To accelerate the motility of gastrointestinal
• Deficiency symptoms: Constipation, Headache, Depression, Beri-beri, Loss of appetite, Fatigue, Sleepiness, Polyneuritis, Numbness in the extremities, Muscle atrophy, Edema in lower limb, Obstacles of heart

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)

• To maintain healthy of skin and hair
• To promote cell regeneration and it growth
• Reduce eye strain
• Enhance fat, carbohydrate and protein metabolism to eliminate obesity
• Prevent arteriosclerosis
• Elimination of the mouth, tongue and lip inflammation
• Deficiency symptoms: Keratitis, Eye strain, Congestion around the cornea, Conjunctivitis, Easy to tears, Seborrheic Dermatitis, Keratosis, Glossitis, Cheilitis, Angular Cheilitis, Stomatitis, Ulcers on gum, Fatigue

Vitamin B3 (Naicin)

• Reduce the blood pressure and cholesterol
• To encourage the digestion and relieve discomfort on stomach
• To ease diarrhea
• Maintain the health of the nervous system
• For prevention and treatment of migraine headache
• To improve the inflammation of the oral and lips
• To prevent Halitosis (bad breath)
• Deficiency symptoms: Skin pigmentation (dark brown pigment), Glossitis, Angular Cheilitis, Fatigue, Insomnia, Neurasthenia, Irritability, Forgetfulness, Depression, Schizophrenia, Diarrhea, Loss of appetite, Dyspepsia (indigestion), Dermatitis, Pellagra (chronic case)

Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid)

• Natural antibiotics; increased the activity of white blood cell; anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory; enhance the body's immune system
• Antioxidants and help to eliminate of free radicals
• Enhanced the elasticity and toughness of vascular (to prevent and treat of hypertension or myocardial infarction)
• To promote the production of collagen for skin beautification
• Anti-tumor agents
• Reduce cholesterol, prevent atherosclerosis and adult diseases
• Regulation of hormones (for resistance to stress)
• To provide acidic condition in gastrointestinal
• To prevent scurvy
• To accelerate the wound healing process
• To stimulate the absorption of iron and calcium in intestinal
• Deficiency symptoms: Bleeding gums, Subcutaneous bleeding, Weight loss, Fatigue, Muscle and joint pain, dilatory of wound healing, Nails peripheral spotting, Iron deficiency anemia, Easy to colds, Skin pigmentation, Freckles, Bones and teeth dysplasia

Calcium

• Increase the hardness of bones and teeth
• Control the contraction and relaxation of muscle
• Promote blood clotting
• Reduce blood pressure and prevalence of colorectal cancer
• To maintain the regularity of heart beat
• Ease the insomnia
• Help on human iron metabolism
• Deficiency symptoms: Osteoporosis and high blood pressure

Phosphorus

• Sturdy the bones and teeth
• To accelerate the absorption of Vitamin B3 and elimination of fatigue
• To maintain the human body pH
• To stimulate the metabolism carbohydrate, lipid and protein
• Deficiency symptoms: Accelerate the bone loss, increase the chances of cardiovascular disease, muscle weakness, general fatigue, muscle aches, weakness, loss of appetite

Magnesium

• To maintenance the smoothness cell metabolism and prevent the excess of intracellular calcium
• Constitute the skeletal structure
• To maintain the normal contraction of cardiac (prevention of angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and stroke)
• To ease anxiety and stabilize of neural
• Deficiency symptoms: Muscle pain, arrhythmia, increase the incidence of high blood pressure, leading to insulin intolerance

Iron

• To prevent iron-deficiency anemia
• To enhance mucosal immune system (prevention of Angular Cheilitis and Glossitis)
• The main component for the composition of hemoglobin in red blood cells and myoglobin in muscle
• Responsible for the transportation of oxygen and carbon dioxide
• Involved in enzyme reactions in human body
• Involved in the manufacture of collagen protein in bone
• Enhance the immune system
• Deficiency symptoms: Nails easily broken, Looking pale, Loss of appetite, Disorder of immunity, Indifference to the surroundings, Developmental delays, Dizziness, Cold intolerance, Body’s resistance is weak, Shortness of breath