Benefits of Passion Fruit

Passion fruit is a plant that comes from abroad, belonging to the genus Passiflora plants, originating from tropical and sub tropical America. Another name for this fruit which is known Maracuja (Portuguese), Maracuyá (Spain), Passion Fruit (UK), Granadilla (South America and South Africa), Pasiflora (Israel), Lilikoi (Hawaiian), and Lạc Tien, Chanh Day or leo Chanh (Vietnamese).

In Indonesia there are two types of passion fruit, the Purple Passion Fruit (Passiflora edulis) grown in the highlands, and the Yellow Passion Fruit (Passiflora flavicarva) that grows in the lowlands. Some areas are a passion fruit production centers include North Sumatra and South Sulawesi. In the meantime, there are also variants of passion fruit that grows in areas of West Sumatra called the Sweet Passion Fruit (Passiflora edulis forma flavicarva).

Passion fruit for health benefits

Passion fruit taste good but also has many health benefits. This is related to nutritional content and benefits of passion fruit is efficacious as a pain reliever, anti-seizures, colitis, tranquilizers, and anti-inflammatory. Disorders such as constipation, diarrhea, insomnia, menstrual disorders, cough, hoarseness, dry throat also can be driven with this fruit. Passion fruit pulp is used to relax the nerves as headaches, relieve diarrhea, and neurastenia (chronic fatigue, weakness, no appetite, can not concentrate, and insomnia).

Invitro studies at the University of Florida also found that the yellow passion fruit extract contains phytochemicals that kill cancer cells. Phytochemicals include polyphenols and carotenoids. The content of the other phytochemicals in passion fruit is harman, harmol, harmalin, passaflorine, harmine, carotenoids, viteksin, krisin, and isoviteksin. While the nutritional content such as: energy, fat, protein, fiber, minerals, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, ascorbic acid, and citric acid.

Passion to make it easier to sleep

Passion fruit-vitamin rich in B vitamins and potassium which are soothing to the nervous system relaxes. South Americans traditionally eat passion to help sleep. In fact according to them, eating a passion fruit before bed can make a beautiful dream.

Passionfruit have properties to cure chronic allergy symptoms. Also recovery of liver and kidney patients, as well as lead to increased immune antibodies in the blood and strength. In fact, passion is also capable of filtering, separating, and removing toxins from the body. Besides, we can increase the freshness of the skin and stimulate the growth of young cells on the skin. From the results of laboratory research, passion fruit also contains high doses of vitamin C and antioxidants.