Passion Fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims)

Passion fruit, ( Passiflora edulis Sims) belongs to the family Passiflora. Within this species, there are two distinct forms, the standard purple, and the yellow, distinguished as P. edulis f. flavicarpa Deg., and differing not only in color but in certain other features. The purple passionfruit is native of southern Brazil. The yellow form was unknown in India until just a few decades ago when it was introduced from Ceylon and proved well adapted to low elevations around Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Health benefits and therapeutic properties of passion fruit include: excellent digestive stimulant and helps in the treatment of other gastric ailments; seeds contain high amount of fiber that the body needs to cleanse the colon, improve digestion, and help prevent heart attacks and strokes; high in vitamin A which helps the body to remove free radicals that cause skin and tissue damage, and it also helps to improve our vision and so on.