Passiflora edulis or passion fruit is a plant cultivated commercially in frost-free areas, and healthily grows in Cameron Highlands. Locally, this sourly taste fruits are called as "Buah Cinta". Usually you can get this fruits at RM1 for 5. I don't know the history why the named it as Passion Fruit. From wiki; Its a native to South America and maybe we can get some info from a people there on why they named this fruit as Passion Fruit :).
Fresh Passion Fruit is known to be high in vitamin A, Potassium and dietary fibre. Passion fruit is widely employed by herbalists and natural health practitioners around the world today for its sedative, nervine, anti-spasmodic and analgesic effects. • Relieve pain
• Reduce anxiety
• Relieves depression
• Reduces inflammation
• Tranquilizes
• Enhances libido
• Reduces spasms
• Diuretic
• Urinary infections *
How to UseThe yellow, gelatinous pulp inside the fruit is eaten out of hand, as well as mixed with water and sugar to make drinks, sherbet, jams and jellies, and even salad dressings. Indigenous tribes throughout the Amazon have long used passionflower leaves for its sedative and pain-relieving properties; the fruit is used as a heart tonic and to calm coughs.
Source: Ultra exotic
