Purple Passionflower

Dublin Core

Title

Purple Passionflower

Subject

Passiflora incarnata

Description

Plant Size: 3-10 ft long stems, sprawling and scrambling over other vegetation

Habitat: Disturbed, brushy areas or disturbed upland hardwood forest, sandhill and scrub

Medicinal Uses: The Cherokee used a compound infusion of the root to treat boils. They also gave an infusion of root to babies to aid in weaning, and a warm infusion of beaten root dropped into the ear for earache. The Cherokee used parboiled leaves and the fruit as a food source.

Contraindications: possible presence of cyanogenic glycosides in Passiflora

Creator

Rene Meizoso

Source

Florida Native Plant Society database entry for Passiflora incarnata

Atlas of Florida Plants database entry for Passiflora incarnata

Allen et al, 2003

Contributor

Rene Meizoso

Relation

Discussed in:

• 20 Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Southeastern U.S.

Identifier

RIFpipp

Coverage

Throughout the state