Passionfruit
Hi folks.
I have a passionfruit of unknown variety, and want to know if I can eat the fruits without harm. While I very much doubt there are toxic varieties, I'd rather know :) fruits are 1.5 to 2" long and upto 1.5" across Flowers contain purple/brown, yellow, and a very thin band of white. Thanks, NT |
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On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 01:47:28 GMT, Charles
wrote: On 2 Oct 2004 10:36:17 -0700, (N. Thornton) wrote: Hi folks. I have a passionfruit of unknown variety, and want to know if I can eat the fruits without harm. While I very much doubt there are toxic varieties, I'd rather know :) fruits are 1.5 to 2" long and upto 1.5" across Flowers contain purple/brown, yellow, and a very thin band of white. Thanks, NT No passion fruit are listed in my poison plants book. Some of the fruits tease bad, to me, at least, but a friend says that he has ^^^^ was supposed to be taste acquired a taste for them and eats them. The plant itself has some bad stuff in it, Passiflora incarnata has harmine alkaloids, which are indole in structure ... When taken as a tea or cigarette, the plant material acts as a mild stimulant. -- - Charles - -does not play well with others |
Charles wrote in message . ..
On 2 Oct 2004 10:36:17 -0700, (N. Thornton) wrote: Hi folks. I have a passionfruit of unknown variety, and want to know if I can eat the fruits without harm. While I very much doubt there are toxic varieties, I'd rather know :) fruits are 1.5 to 2" long and upto 1.5" across Flowers contain purple/brown, yellow, and a very thin band of white. Thanks, NT No passion fruit are listed in my poison plants book. Some of the fruits tease bad, to me, at least, but a friend says that he has acquired a taste for them and eats them. The plant itself has some bad stuff in it, Passiflora incarnata has harmine alkaloids, which are indole in structure ... When taken as a tea or cigarette, the plant material acts as a mild stimulant. Thanks Charles. Add them in small amounts to orange juice, gives it a gorgeous tang :) Something like 3 or 5%. NT |
Hey there,
the leaves of Passiflora incarnata actually act as a mild sedative rather than as a stimulant, which is why it's used in home remedies for insomnia. It's quite pleasant tasting as a tea (although it's not so nice when smoked, and to be honest doesn't roll all that well), two teaspoons of the dried leaf to a cup of water is sufficient, let it steep for ten minutes and then drink it about an hour or so before you plan to go to bed. :) Emma Quote:
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