Uncover Passion Fruit Properties-2

Passion Fruit Tree General Description And Properties

Its low fat content makes it very suitable for diets . Like the other parts of the plant , has tranquilizing properties and detoxifiers, not only for its vitamin C and niacin, but also for its high content of vitamin A and Beta-carotene that is converted to riboflavin . All these elements seem to grant anticancer properties.

In the next table we can see the main properties of passion fruit :

The passion fruit is internationally recognized for its organoleptic quality , relegating the importance of the nutritional quality of the product. The leaf is the organ that best reflects the nutritional status of the plant passion fruit and indirectly reflects the level of soil fertility, the sheet that best represents the nutritional state is that newly mature, whose growth has ended but is still in the process of aging.
Spoiled fruit can cause the oxygen ingress into the fruit , and thus the acceleration of degradation of vitamin C.

The phytochemical study of Passiflora edulis Sims demonstrates the presence of glycosides , including passiflorine , flavonoid glycosides : luteolin Cchinovóside , cyanogenic glycosides , alkaloids, triterpenes and saponins , L -ascorbic acid , phenols , carotenoids, anthocyanins, acid  - Lactones esters , volatile oils, eugenol , amino acids, carbohydrates and minerals.


Medicinal Uses
The ethnopharmacological information reveals that Passiflora edulis Sims has been used in traditional medicine in various parts of the world. In India , the leaves fresh of this plant are boiled in small amount of water and the extract is drunk for the treatment of scours and hypertension , and the fruits are eaten for relief constipation.

In South America , infusion of leaves and flowers as a sedative drink , infusion of the aerial parts is used in the treatment of tetanus, epilepsy , insomnia and hypertension, also is indicated as a muscle relaxant , diuretic, to treat stomach aches, intestinal tumors and fever.

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