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Passiflora edulis - Passion Fruit
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1. Passion Fruit names: Back to top
Family: Passifloraceae
Subgenus: Passiflora
Botanical Name: Passiflora edulis Sims
Extensions: Passiflora edulis forma flavicarpa, Passiflora edulis forma edulis.
English Name(s): Passion Fruit, Purple Granadilla, Grenadilla.
Synonyms: Passiflora edulis var. verrucifera (Lindl.) (= Passiflora edulis forma edulis), Passiflora verrucifera Lindl. (= Passiflora edulis forma edulis)
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1.1 Passiflora edulis Taxonomy: Back to top
2. Human uses of Passion Fruit: Back to top
5. Passiflora edulis chemistry: Back to top
Please note: Some chemicals may not be listed and some may or may not be toxic. Do not consume plants based on this table, it only gives a general idea of *some* of the chemicals this plant contains.
Chemical Name |
Plant part |
Quantity |
Chemical activities |
Ref. |
Alkaloids |
Fruit |
120 - 7,000 ppm |
No activity reported. |
[1] |
Ascorbic-Acid |
Fruit |
300 - 1,205 ppm |
Many activities known. |
[1] |
Calcium |
Fruit Seed |
130 - 1,190 ppm 800 ppm |
Many activities known. |
[1] |
Carbohydrates |
Fruit |
212,000 - 851,000 ppm |
[1] | |
Carotenoids |
Fruit |
580 - 11,600 ppm |
[1] | |
Citric-Acid |
Fruit |
20,000 - 45,600 ppm |
Many activities known. |
[1] |
Fat |
Fruit Seed |
7,000 - 28,000 ppm 230,000 - 238,000 ppm |
Many activities known. |
[1] |
Flavonoids |
Fruit |
10,000 - 10,600 ppm |
[1] | |
Harman |
Fruit |
7,001 ppm |
Convulsant; Cytotoxic; Herbicide; MAO-Inhibitor; Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor (weak); Tranquilizer; Tremorigenic. |
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Linoleic-Acid |
Seed |
137,770 ppm; |
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor; Antiacne; Antialopecic; Antianaphylactic; Antiandrogenic; Antiarteriosclerotic; Antiarthritic; Anticoronary; Antieczemic; Antifibrinolytic; Antigranular; Antihistaminic; Antiinflammatory; Antileukotriene-D4; Antimenorrhagic; AntiMS; Antiprostatitic; Cancer-Preventive; Carcinogenic; Comedolytic; Hepatoprotective; Hypocholesterolemic; Immunomodulator; Insectifuge; Metastatic; Nematicide; Propecic. |
[1] |
Linolenic-Acid |
Seed |
12,420 ppm |
[1] | |
Malic-Acid |
Fruit |
1,200-3,800 ppm |
Antiatherosclerotic; Antibacterial; Antifibromyalgic; Antioxidant Synergist; Antiseborrheic; Antiseptic; Antitubercular; Antitumor; Bacteristat; Bruchiphobe; Hemopoietic; Mycobactericide; Pesticide; Sialogogue. |
[1] |
Oleic-Acid |
Seed |
43,700 ppm |
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor; Allergenic; Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor; Anemiagenic; Antialopecic; Antiandrogenic; Antiinflammatory; Antileukotriene-D4; Cancer-Preventive; Choleretic; Dermatitigenic; FLavor FEMA 1-30; Hypocholesterolemic; Insectifuge; Irritant; Percutaneostimulant; Perfumery; Propecic. |
[1] |
Palmitic-Acid |
Seed |
15,595 ppm |
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor; Antialopecic; Antiandrogenic; Antifibrinolytic; Antioxidant; FLavor FEMA 1; Hemolytic; Hypercholesterolemic; Lubricant; Nematicide; Pesticide; Propecic; Soap. |
[1] |
Pectin |
Petiole |
24,00-140,000 ppm |
Antiatheromic 15 g/man/day; Antibacterial; Antidiabetic 10 g/man/day/orl; Antidiarrheic; Antienteritic; Antigallstone; Antigastritic; Antilithic; Antimetastatic; Antimutagenic; Antiobesity; Antitumor (Colon); Antitumor (Prostate); Antitussive; Antiulcer; Cancer-Preventive; Chemopreventive; Demulcent; Fungicide; Hemostat; Hypocholesterolemic; Hypoglycemic; Peristaltic; Pesticide. |
[1] |
SFA |
Seed |
20,470 |
No activity reported. |
[1] |
Referrences for Passiflora edulis chemistry
[1] Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
[2] Ayahuasca: alkaloids, plants & analogs. Assembled by Keeper of the Trout. States: [Passiflora incarnata "It should be added that the simple harman alkaloids are the main components in Passiflora. These should not be consumed in any great quantity. Based on rat studies, they are believed to be potentially harmful to the kidneys and carcinogenic if ingestedin large quantities. They are endogenous compounds and pose no risk if taken in smaller amounts."
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