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NAME: Passion Vine
SPECIES / FAMILY: Passiflora Incarnata / Passifloraceae
OTHER COMMON NAME(S): Maypop, purple passionflower
CONDITIONS: full
sun, well-drained soil
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RAW/COOK |
Fall |
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PORTION: small
COMMENT: Fruit - raw or cooked in jellies, jams etc. A sweet flavour, it is best when used as a jelly. Fairly large, the fruit is up to 5cm in diameter though it contains relatively little edible pulp and a lot of seeds. Leaves - raw or cooked. Said to be delicious as a cooked vegetable or when eaten in salads. Flowers - cooked as a vegetable or made into syrup.(1)
CAUTION: Tea made from the dried leaves and stem of the passionvine contain alkaloids with a sedative effect on humans. As with any medicinal tea, …no more than 2-3 cups per week. (4)
NUTRITION/MEDICINAL: High in vitamin A and niacin.(1, 4) Antidepressant; Antispasmodic; Astringent; Diaphoretic; Homeopathy; Hypnotic; Narcotic; Sedative;
Vasodilator; Women's complaints. (1) https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/fruit/passion-fruit.html
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SOURCE LINKS (may include nutritional and medicinal info, plus other uses):
- https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Passiflora+incarnata
- http://www.eattheweeds.com/maypops-food-fun-medicine-2
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passiflora_incarnata
- http://www.foragingtexas.com/2006/08/passion-vinemaypop.html (good photos)
- https://plighttofreedom.com/passionflower
- https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/how-to-eat-passion-fruit#2
- https://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/passion-fruit-cooler-recipes
- http://myseedgarden.blogspot.com/2010/09/yellow-passion-fruit.html