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'''Passiflora edulis''' is passion fruit is a vine species of passion flower native to southern Brazil through Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is cultivated commercially in tropical and subtropical areas for its sweet, seedy fruit, commonly called passion fruit.
 
'''Passiflora edulis''' is passion fruit is a vine species of passion flower native to southern Brazil through Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is cultivated commercially in tropical and subtropical areas for its sweet, seedy fruit, commonly called passion fruit.
 
==Uses==
 
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{{Uses|Anxiety}}, {{Uses|Adjustment disorder}}, {{Uses|Hyperacidity}}, {{Uses|Joint pain}}, {{Uses|Fibromyalgia}}, {{Uses|Heart failure}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants”/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==

Revision as of 13:14, 19 June 2023

Passiflora edulis

Passiflora edulis is passion fruit is a vine species of passion flower native to southern Brazil through Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is cultivated commercially in tropical and subtropical areas for its sweet, seedy fruit, commonly called passion fruit.

Uses

Anxiety, Adjustment disorder, Hyperacidity, Joint pain, Fibromyalgia, Heart failure[1]

Parts Used

Fruits[1]

Chemical Composition

Luteolin (1), Apigenin (2), Luteolin 6-C-glucoside (3), Apigenin 6-C-glucoside (4), Three benzenoids, Vanillic acid (5), P-hydroxybenzoic acid (6), and Syringic acid (7), One quinol, 4-acetyl-3, 5-dimethoxy-p-quinol (8).[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Gadiyaarada hoo, Jumaki hoo
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Passion Fruit, Passion flower


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herbs

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Round in outline Perennial vine; tendrils are borne in leaf axils, and have a red or purple hue when young

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Green sepals and 5 white petals The flower has 5 oblong. The sepals and petals are 4-6mm in length and form a fringe. Flowering from August to October

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple Fruit Ovoid The fruit is 4—7.5 cm in diameter; purple fruits are smaller, weighing around 35 grams, while yellow fruits are closer to 80 grams Fruiting from August to October

[1]

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Passion fruit is widely grown in tropical and semitropical regions of the world.In the United States, it is grown in Florida, Hawaii, and California.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical regions.

Photo Gallery

  • Passiflora edulis colvilli.jpg
  • Passiflora Edulis Closed Fruit.jpg
  • Passiflora incarnata flower white.jpg
  • Passiflora edulis à São João dos Angolares (São Tomé) (1).jpg

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Karnataka Medicinal Plants”
  2. ↑ Chemical composition
  3. ↑ Morphology
  4. ↑ Cultivation Details

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