The efficacy and function of passion fruit

Passion fruit can not only supplement the body's nutritional elements, but also help regulate various functions of the body. It also has high medicinal value. Today, I will take you to learn about passion fruit.

[Other names] Jacaranda (Flower Mirror), Western Ball, Lotus (Illustrated Catalogue of Plant Names and Realities), Lotus (Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica).

[Source] It is the whole herb of Passiflora edulis, a plant of the Passifloraceae family. Harvested in summer and autumn.

[Original form] Perennial twining herb. The stem is slender, up to about 4 meters long, with fine hairs. The young stem has longitudinal ridges, and the old stem is cylindrical with a single tendril attached to the leaf axil. The leaves are alternate, palmately 3 or 5 deeply lobed, 6 to 10 cm long, 9 to 15 cm wide, the lobes are lanceolate, pointed at the tip, serrated margin, and heart-shaped with convex base; the petiole is 5 cm long, with 2 nectaries at the tip near the leaf base. The flowers are solitary in the leaf axils, and the pedicels are 5 to 7 cm long; there are 3 bracts, which are small, wrinkled and uneven; there are 5 sepals, which are rectangular, with rounded tips and a protrusion on the back; there are 5 petals, which are light pink, and the corona is whisker-like, dark purple or light purple; there are 5 stamens, which can rotate like a clock; there are 8 styles of ovary superior. The berries are oval and yellow when ripe. Flowering period is autumn.

【Habitat distribution】Mostly cultivated in gardens.

[Chemical composition] The flowers and fruit clusters contain pyrocatechol, gallic acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, myristic acid, sitosterol, glucose, etc.

[Properties and flavors] "Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica": "Warm in nature, bitter in taste, non-toxic."

【Functions and indications】 ① Wang Dianxiang's "Pharmacognosy": "It is used for neuralgia, insomnia, menstrual pain and diarrhea, and has anesthetic and sedative effects."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 1 to 3 qian.

[Additional prescription] For treating wind-heat headache: passionflower leaves, chrysanthemum, mulberry leaves, selfheal, and lotus leaves. Take it as a decoction. (Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Records)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Illustrated Records of Plant Names and Realities"

Through the introduction of the above content, we can understand that the traditional Chinese medicine passion fruit plays a very important role in many aspects. Proper consumption of passion fruit has many benefits for our body.