Hi all,
Apologies for the slightly off-topic post, but I'm having trouble finding an answer and with some Dragonfruit growers here I figure this is the best place to find out!
I am wondering whether the stems/leaves of Dragonfruit are edible, or whether only the fruits themselves are. Does anyone know?
The reason I ask is that I have only recently discovered Dragonfruit, and I have noticed that whenever I eat them first thing in the morning, I am extremely focused and motivated all day, and I don't need to sleep as long the next night. This is great for catching up on all the jobs I never seem to get around to doing!
I have noticed that this effect is greatly increased by eating the skin of the fruit. I find the skin of half a fruit is about the same as the flesh of a whole fruit, as far as helping focus my concentration goes. (For those who are wondering, yes it is rather unpalatable so I chop it up finely and put it in with muesli which makes it much easier to eat.)
Since the fruit are expensive and growing my own is going to take some time to get to the point where the plant produces fruit, I am wondering whether you even need the fruit and whether you can just eat the stems (leaves?) of the plant instead? I can't find any information about whether these are edible, toxic, or what, so I am wondering whether anyone knows or has tried this?
Thanks for any information you can provide!
Apologies for the slightly off-topic post, but I'm having trouble finding an answer and with some Dragonfruit growers here I figure this is the best place to find out!
I am wondering whether the stems/leaves of Dragonfruit are edible, or whether only the fruits themselves are. Does anyone know?
The reason I ask is that I have only recently discovered Dragonfruit, and I have noticed that whenever I eat them first thing in the morning, I am extremely focused and motivated all day, and I don't need to sleep as long the next night. This is great for catching up on all the jobs I never seem to get around to doing!
I have noticed that this effect is greatly increased by eating the skin of the fruit. I find the skin of half a fruit is about the same as the flesh of a whole fruit, as far as helping focus my concentration goes. (For those who are wondering, yes it is rather unpalatable so I chop it up finely and put it in with muesli which makes it much easier to eat.)
Since the fruit are expensive and growing my own is going to take some time to get to the point where the plant produces fruit, I am wondering whether you even need the fruit and whether you can just eat the stems (leaves?) of the plant instead? I can't find any information about whether these are edible, toxic, or what, so I am wondering whether anyone knows or has tried this?
Thanks for any information you can provide!