gtarman Posted November 26, 2015 So I know now that Passiflora incarnata is the one usually used as an anxiolytic, whereas previously I always thought passionflower and passionfruit were just two different common names for P. edulis. But it turns out that the edulis does have a hitory of use for anxiety and insomnia in Brazil, and seeing as I as already half way through preparing a cup of tea from my edulis vine as I found out the difference ( ), I figured I'd give it a try anyway. Chopped up two fresh medium-sized leaves and let them steep in a covered mug of boiled water for 5-10 minutes. The resultant tea has a bright green/yellow colour and tastes of (drumroll) chopped leaves. Mind you, I'm feeling distinctly relaxed and sedated now after drinking it. Not in an overpowering or disabling way, sort mild-to-moderate, but noticeable. Anyone else have experience with this plant as opposed to P. incarnata? One article I was reading online said edulis showed no sedative action compared to incarnata, but other studies on mice noted significant sedation similar to benzodiazepines. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ Posted November 26, 2015 (edited) nice -tested/smoken , flower or leaf ... less pleasant if repeated too quickly only needed small 1-sheet roll tasted hints of the fruit too , definitely a worthy subject for a regularly shelven witch bottle or 2 -edit- possibility it was misID'd though for caerulea.. was a very hardy one surviving uk weather all year round Edited November 26, 2015 by ☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strontium Dawg Posted November 26, 2015 I thought you needed to be a little bit careful of cyanogenic glycosides in fresh edulis leaves but I could be wrong. Maybe the hot water processing into tea drives them off somewhat? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miss-meander88 Posted November 27, 2015 Hey glaukus i have two cuttings of incarnata i just took, if they root in a few weeks i'm happy to post one if youre interested Asides from that, ive not tried edulis but incarnata is quite lovely... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtarman Posted November 27, 2015 I thought you needed to be a little bit careful of cyanogenic glycosides in fresh edulis leaves but I could be wrong. Maybe the hot water processing into tea drives them off somewhat? Hahah well I'm still alive for now. Touch wood Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strontium Dawg Posted November 27, 2015 Yeah I guess you'd need a ton of leaves to get sick anyway. Thanks for the offer miss meander, but I'm plum outta space and have nowhere to plant them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miss-meander88 Posted November 27, 2015 No worries glaukus im sure someone will want them once theyve rooted ... ah yes, i can see my garden space diminishing slowly, tis a shame when that happens 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miss-meander88 Posted December 3, 2015 Oops lol im so sorry, i just realised gtarman was the original poster :/ (how embarassing)..my bad *ahem*... Gtarman would you be interested in an incarnata cutting? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtarman Posted December 5, 2015 Thanks for the offer meander, but I'm also a bit short on space Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwalchgwyn Posted December 10, 2015 As a kid I'd made "tea" - - really hot juice - - from our backyard edulis flavum fruit: wonderful aroma, both in smell and philosophy, the latter being in retrospect similar to esphand... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
