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botanical illustration of Granadilla Cimarrona, Passiflora foetida

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Granadilla Cimarrona

Passiflora foetida

Granadilla Cimarrona · Stinking Granadilla · Amapola (EN) · Badeilla sabanera · Bedoca · Bombillo · Bo’tse kinto · Chinga tape · Corona di La Birgen · Cranachia de monte · Fetid passionflower · Gegambo · Granadilla · Granadilla de monte · Hierba enredadera · Jumbie Watermelon · Killip · Klèistubòm · Korona di la Birgen · Koronashon · Kruizebloem · Liane poc-poc, passiflore fétide

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Trinidad, Haiti, Cuba, Venezuela, Curacao, Java

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Asthma, Bilious, Cold, Cough

Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, CALCIUM, BETA-CAROTENE, FAT

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Passifloraceae

Scientific name: Passiflora foetida

Common names: Granadilla Cimarrona, Stinking Granadilla, Amapola (EN), Badeilla sabanera, Bedoca, Bombillo, Bo’tse kinto, Chinga tape, Corona di La Birgen, Cranachia de monte, Fetid passionflower, Gegambo, Granadilla, Granadilla de monte, Hierba enredadera, Jumbie Watermelon, Killip, Klèistubòm, Korona di la Birgen, Koronashon, Kruizebloem, Liane poc-poc, passiflore fétide

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Trinidad, Haiti, Cuba, Venezuela, Curacao, Java.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

  • Asthma
  • Bilious
  • Cold
  • Cough
  • Cyanogenetic
  • Depurative
  • Emetic
  • Emmenagogue
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  • Heat rash
  • Hysteria
  • Inflammation
  • Itch
  • Panacea
  • Sore
  • Vermifuge
  • Wound
  • Amygdalitis
  • Nausea
  • Poison

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • Elsewhere
  • Trinidad
  • Haiti
  • Cuba
  • Venezuela
  • Curacao
  • Java

Documented cultural uses

  • Asthma
  • Bilious
  • Cold
  • Cough
  • Cyanogenetic
  • Depurative
  • Emetic
  • Emmenagogue
  • Heat rash
  • Hysteria
  • Inflammation
  • Itch
show 7 more documented entries
  • Panacea
  • Sore
  • Vermifuge
  • Wound
  • Amygdalitis
  • Nausea
  • Poison

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ASCORBIC-ACID
  • CALCIUM
  • BETA-CAROTENE
  • FAT
  • NIACIN
  • POTASSIUM
  • PROTEIN
  • THIAMIN
  • CARBOHYDRATES
  • IRON
  • PHOSPHORUS
  • WATER
  • KILOCALORIES
  • ASH

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.

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