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Latin Name: Passiflora edulis
Family: Passifloraceae
Other Names: Granadilla, Parcha
Culinary use
Eaten raw, juiced, or made into syrups and sauces. Popular drink in tropical regions. Often served with dessert like serbets, ice cream, cakes. Somewhat sweet and acidic.
Medicinal use
Used in herbal fusions to calm nerves and bring restful sleep, leaves used as a sedative and to treat insomnia. By indigenous tribes as a sedative or calming tonic. Pulp is stimulant and tonic.
Other info
Nutrients: Vitamin C
Origin: Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
Regions: Tropical, subtropical
Other info: Full sun