Passiflora incarnata is a perennial vine that grows in tropical and ** zones, native to South America. In the 50s of the 20th century, it was successfully introduced by Guangdong, China, and is now cultivated in Guangdong, Fujian, Guangxi, Yunnan and other provinces, with varieties such as purple fruit, yellow fruit, purple and yellow hybrid fruit, etc. Its leaves are palm-shaped, three-lobed, and the leaf axils have tendrils, which are climbed with the help of bamboo trulls, tree trunks and fences. The flowers of passionflower are fragrant and beautiful, shaped like lotus, and like a bell dial and windmill, also known as "clock flower" and "windmill flower". The size of the fruit is like an egg, so it is also called "egg fruit".
When passionflower is ripe, the skin is purple or yellow, the flesh is white or orange-yellow, and the black or brown seeds are wrapped in a film that contains juice that is as colored as egg yolk. Its juice accounts for 38 percent of the fruit's weight6%-42.6%, the aroma is unique and intense, set banana, mango, guava, pineapple, sour plum, strawberry and other dozens of fruit flavors in one, known as "passion fruit" and "juice king" reputation. The juice made of passionflower is a novel high-end beverage that sells well in the world, which has the characteristics of sweet and sour, quenching thirst, helping digestion, refreshing the mind, nourishing and strengthening the body.
Passionflower juice is generally obtained by mechanical or manual pressing, and can be divided into cloudy juice, clarified juice, concentrated juice, and solid juice. Cloudy juices and clarified juices can be drunk directly, but concentrated juices and solid juices must be mixed with water and the latter must be rinsed. In addition, it can also be used as an additive for bread, biscuits, pastries, candies and other non-staple foods, and the flavor is unique.
The trace alkaloids and flavonoids contained in passionflower extract have the effects of invigorating blood and strengthening the body, lowering lipids and blood pressure, and calming pain and relieving pain; Potassium can ** muscle weakness, neurasthenia, fatigue and drowsiness and other symptoms. The leaves, roots and even all of passionflower have the effects of invigorating blood and dissipating blood stasis, reducing inflammation and relieving pain, and excitating and strengthening, and is regarded as "a promising medicinal fruit" by the medical community. Its seeds contain 10%-16% oil, which is a good edible oil and industrial oil.
In Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China, passionflower has been cultivated as an ornamental flower. Some residents have come up with the idea of planting passionflower and passionflower together and letting them climb on the scaffolding in front of and behind their houses, where the fragrance of the flowers and the dense vines provide shade. Every harvest season, purple and yellow "eggs" hang high, contrast with each other, and their edible, medicinal, and ornamental value is fascinating.