Benefits of Passion Fruit (Markisa)

Know the Benefits of Passion Fruit

By: AsianBrain.com Content Team

Passionfruit plants belonging to the genus Passiflora. This plant is not native to Indonesia, but it is a plant that originated from South American Foreign ie Brazilian State, which spread to Indonesia.

In the country of origin, this fruit grows wild jungle-wet forest which has hundreds of Passiflora species.

This plant has been developed in several provinces, especially in North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Lampung and South Sulawesi.

In Indonesia there are 4 (four) types of cultivated passionfruit:

1. Purple (Passiflora edulis var. Edulis)

2. Konyal (Passiflora lingularis

3. Yellow (Passiflora edulis var. Flavicarpa).

4. Erbis (Passiflora quadrangularis).

Purple passion fruit was mostly developed in North Sumatra and South Sulawesi. This plant can grow at an altitude of 800-1500 m above sea level, propagated by cuttings and connection techniques.

Propagation system suggested is with live plants, including bamboo shoots without using wires.

Passion fruit can be eaten fresh, but most of the flesh is extracted and preserved through a heating or cooling means. Fruit juice has a distinctive aroma and strong, sour taste, can be used as natural concentrates.

If added sweeteners (sugars) and diluted so it will be very tasty and suitable for blending with other fruit juices. Typical processed product is ice cream, sherbet, nentar, fruit juices, concentrates, squash, jams, and jellies.

Lots of passion fruit for health benefits. Among efficacious as a pain reliever, antikejang, colitis, tranquilizers and anti-inflammatory, constipation, dysentery, insomnia, menstrual disorders, cough, hoarse, dry throat, relaxes the nerves while headaches, relieve diarrhea and neurastenia (chronic fatigue, weakness, no appetite, can not concentrate, and insomnia), anemia, lack of milk after childbirth, as well as restoring the body after treatment (particularly those caused by parasites in children), cure chronic allergy symptoms, triggers an increase in strength of immune response and antibody in the blood.

In fact, passion is also capable of filtering, separating, and removing toxins from the body. Besides, can improve the freshness of the skin and stimulates the growth of young cells in the skin.

Passiflorance a lot of passion fruit contained in efficacious to appease nervous. The fruit is also a source of some vitamins, especially vitamin C and vitamin A, and antioxidants. Invitro research at the University of Florida also found that extracts of the yellow fruit contains phytochemicals that can kill cancer cells.

South American people traditionally eat this fruit to help you sleep. Even according to them, eat a passion fruit before bed can make a beautiful dream.

Every one of purple passion fruit contains 12 mg of phosphorus, iron 0.3 mg, 2 mg calcium, potassium 63 mg, 5 mg sodium, 130 IU vitamin A, vitamin C, 5 mg and 5 mg of magnesium.