A study on the Nutritional and Medicinal Properties in Dragon Fruit: A Review

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10.2991/978-94-6463-294-1_5How to use a DOI?

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Dragon Fruit; Nutritional Properties; Health Benefit; Medicinal Property; Cultivation

Abstract

This review will discuss the cultivation, dietary advantages, and medicinal aspects of dragon fruit. The adaptable dragon fruit plant thrives on soils with a somewhat coarser texture. Stem cuttings are a frequent method of plant propagation. This fruit’s high nutritional content, which includes being a strong source of minerals, glucose, fructose, dietary fiber, and vitamins. It has been discovered that a variety of phytochemical antioxidants, such as betalains, polyphenolic compounds, and carotenoids, have chemo-protective properties against oxidative stress in the body and maintain an ideal balance between antioxidants and oxidants for the improvement of human health. The human body’s immune system is bolstered by it, and it is also used to treat diabetes, cancer and cardiac problem. Dragon fruit has a lot of promise for use as medicinal herbs. Due to their ability to sell their goods for a profit in the marketplaces, commercial growers are rapidly growing in number across the globe. There isn’t a lot of information currently accessible about dragon fruit production. The market for dragon fruit can be expanded as well as the advantages to producers and consumers throughout the world are maximized by conducting research on many elements of its cultivation and health benefits.

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AU  - Chaitali Dhande
AU  - Preenon Bagchi
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/11/17
TI  - A study on the Nutritional and Medicinal Properties in Dragon Fruit: A Review
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Nano-Neuro-Bio-Quantum (ICAN 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 55
EP  - 63
SN  - 2468-5739
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