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Plant Passiflora quadrangularis (Passifloraceae)

Common Names
Granadilla
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
NIACIN 39 Seed 19.0 88.0 1.35 Duke, 1992 *
PASSIFLORINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PASSIFLORINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 170.0 3035.0 -0.05 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 390.0 1800.0 -0.94 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 7000.0 130000.0 0.27 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 19000.0 88000.0 -1.30 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.3 5.0 0.00 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Seed 1.2 6.0 0.95 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Fruit 800000.0 944000.0 0.75 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Seed not available 784000.0 2.14 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Phagocytotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Prooxidant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Respirastimulant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Rodenticide 1 Martindale's 29th
Sedative 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Serotoninergic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Tranquilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ubiquiot 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Uricosuric 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Vasodilator 4 Martindale's 29th
Vasomotor-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).