Health Benefits
Anti-oxidant properties, Anti-aging benefits, Maintains healthy cholesterol level, Weight loss properties
Arthritis prevention, Asthma treatment, Cancer prevention, Heart care, Prevents macular degeneration, Prevents rheumatoid
General Benefits
Helps in weight loss, Suppresses Arthritis
Anti-inflammatory properties, Boosts immune system, Digestive aid, Healing of wounds, Maintains healthy cholesterol level, Strengthens bones
Skin Benefits
Anti-aging benefits, Heals sunburn, Treatment of acne
Anti-aging benefits, Hydrates skin, Skin revitalization, Treatment of acne, Treatment of dark spots
Hair Benefits
Treatment of colored hair
Good conditioner, Promotes longer and healthier hair, Softening mask, Treatment of dandruff
Allergy
Allergy Symptoms
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Abdominal pains, Carotenemia on excessive consumtion, Latex Allergy
Side Effects
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Allergic reaction, Skin problems, Possibly unsafe during pregnancy
Recommeded for
Pregnant Women
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Lactating Women
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Best Time to Eat
Any time except an hour after meal, Don't consume at night and before bed
As a snack in the late afternoon, Don't consume at night and before bed, Don't eat after meal
Type
Berry, Citrus, Fruit vegetable, Melon, Tree fruit, Tropical
Melon, Tree fruit
Season
Early fall, Summer
All seasons
Varieties
Selenicereus megalanthus and Hylocereus polyrhizus
Coorg Honey Dew, Pusa Dwarf, Pusa Giant, Pusa Majesty, Pusa Delicious, Pusa Dwarf, Solo, Ranchi, Taiwan-785 and Taiwan-786
Seedless Variety
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Color
Magenta, Pink
Orange, Yellow
Inside Color
White
Orange
Shape
Oval
Oval
Texture
Fleshy
Fleshy
Taste
Bland
Luscious, Sweet
Origin
Central America, Mexico
Mexico, Central America
Grows on
Trees
Trees
Cultivation
Soil Type
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Rocky, Sandy, Well-drained
Soil pH
5.5-74.5-8
3.5
10
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Climatic Conditions
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Warm, Without frosts