Therapeutic potential of various functional components presents within dragon fruit: A review
Dragon fruit or pitaya is an incredible functional food that provides nutraceutical benefits owing to its prebiotic activity and has gained attention in recent years owing to its multiple therapeutic values such as anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-microbial, hepatoprotective and anti-h...
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| author | Disha Chatterjee Shifa Mansuri Neelam Poonia Prashant Kesharwani Viney Lather Deepti Pandita |
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| description | Dragon fruit or pitaya is an incredible functional food that provides nutraceutical benefits owing to its prebiotic activity and has gained attention in recent years owing to its multiple therapeutic values such as anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-microbial, hepatoprotective and anti-hyperlipidemic activities. It also exhibits wound healing, anti-anemic, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory and microvascular protective properties. These therapeutic values have been a result of different phytoconstituents such as polyphenols, pigments, flavonoids, fatty acids, terpenoids, steroids, vitamins, sugars, minerals and dietary fibers which can be extracted from peel, seeds and flesh part. This review describes wide range of functional components that the fruit contains; their method of extraction and the therapeutic activities they offer. The anti-oxidant and anti-cancer effects of the dragon fruit are attributed to the presence of polyphenols, terpenoids, flavonoids and pigments etc. Its nutraceutical activities are facilitated by the fatty acids, vitamins and sugars; while the anti-diabetic effects are mainly due to presence of flavonoids. Further, flavonoids are also responsible for the hepato-protective and tissue repair activities. The increasing interest of researchers on this fruit may further reveal new therapeutic activities of this extraordinary fruit in coming years. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27ce854f107247809d3d92d2059f29602024-04-16T04:10:12ZengElsevierHybrid Advances2773-207X2024-08-016100185Therapeutic potential of various functional components presents within dragon fruit: A reviewDisha Chatterjee0Shifa Mansuri1Neelam Poonia2Prashant Kesharwani3Viney Lather4Deepti Pandita5Department of Pharmaceutics, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Pushp Vihar, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, New Delhi, 110017, IndiaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Pushp Vihar, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, New Delhi, 110017, IndiaUniversity Institute of Pharma Sciences, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, IndiaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India; Corresponding author. Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, IndiaAmity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Noida, 201313, Uttar Pradesh, India; Corresponding author.Department of Pharmaceutics, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Pushp Vihar, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, New Delhi, 110017, India; Centre for Advanced Formulation and Technology (CAFT), Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Pushp Vihar, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, New Delhi, 110017, India; Corresponding author. Department of Pharmaceutics, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Pushp Vihar, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, New Delhi, 110017, India.Dragon fruit or pitaya is an incredible functional food that provides nutraceutical benefits owing to its prebiotic activity and has gained attention in recent years owing to its multiple therapeutic values such as anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-microbial, hepatoprotective and anti-hyperlipidemic activities. It also exhibits wound healing, anti-anemic, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory and microvascular protective properties. These therapeutic values have been a result of different phytoconstituents such as polyphenols, pigments, flavonoids, fatty acids, terpenoids, steroids, vitamins, sugars, minerals and dietary fibers which can be extracted from peel, seeds and flesh part. This review describes wide range of functional components that the fruit contains; their method of extraction and the therapeutic activities they offer. The anti-oxidant and anti-cancer effects of the dragon fruit are attributed to the presence of polyphenols, terpenoids, flavonoids and pigments etc. Its nutraceutical activities are facilitated by the fatty acids, vitamins and sugars; while the anti-diabetic effects are mainly due to presence of flavonoids. Further, flavonoids are also responsible for the hepato-protective and tissue repair activities. The increasing interest of researchers on this fruit may further reveal new therapeutic activities of this extraordinary fruit in coming years.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773207X24000460Dragon fruitExtraction techniquesAnti-oxidantAnti-cancerBetacyanin |
| spellingShingle | Disha Chatterjee Shifa Mansuri Neelam Poonia Prashant Kesharwani Viney Lather Deepti Pandita Therapeutic potential of various functional components presents within dragon fruit: A review Hybrid Advances Dragon fruit Extraction techniques Anti-oxidant Anti-cancer Betacyanin |
| title | Therapeutic potential of various functional components presents within dragon fruit: A review |
| title_full | Therapeutic potential of various functional components presents within dragon fruit: A review |
| title_fullStr | Therapeutic potential of various functional components presents within dragon fruit: A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Therapeutic potential of various functional components presents within dragon fruit: A review |
| title_short | Therapeutic potential of various functional components presents within dragon fruit: A review |
| title_sort | therapeutic potential of various functional components presents within dragon fruit a review |
| topic | Dragon fruit Extraction techniques Anti-oxidant Anti-cancer Betacyanin |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773207X24000460 |
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