• Dr. Sinchu Yesudanam
• Soniya M. Sunil
• Jothika J
• Aparna Raj A. S.
• R. S. Sreelakshmi

Dragon fruit (Hylocereus spp.) is an exotic superfruit available in India, gaining popularity in both urban and rural areas because of its attractive colour, delicious taste, and high medicinal and nutritive values. It is adaptable to humid as well as semi-arid, tropical and sub-tropical conditions. Dragon fruit or pitaya is a non-local fruit that is much favoured by the public due to its efficacy, benefits, and high nutritional value. The well-known efficacy of dragon fruit is its antioxidant property. It was identified that every 100 g of dragon fruit peel contains 150.46 mg of betacyanin pigment. Dragon fruit peel also contains various compounds like vitamins A, C, and E, alkaloids, terpenoids, flavonoids, thiamine, niacin, pyridoxine, cobalamin, phenolics, and carotene. It is reported to have various pharmacological activities like anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-fertility, anti-ulcer, cardioprotective, and neuroprotective activities. Also, dragon fruit has the potential to be used in food and nutraceutical products as functional ingredients, natural colorants, ecologically correct and active packaging, edible films, for the preparation of photoprotective products, and additives.

Dragon fruit, H. polyrhizus, Phytochemical constituents, Bioactive compounds, Pharmacological activities

"A Comprehensive Review on the Various Pharmacological Activities of Dragon Fruit", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 5, page no.i396-i399, May-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2405855.pdf

"A Comprehensive Review on the Various Pharmacological Activities of Dragon Fruit", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 5, page no. ppi396-i399, May-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2405855.pdf