Passiflora quadrangularis L.

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scientific name	Passiflora quadrangularis L.
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Names.

Myanmar: aka-wadi. English: giant granadilla.

Range.

Native to New Word tropics. Cultivated in Myanmar.

Use.

Root: Used in small doses as a vermifuge; in larger doses, it is poisonous.

Note.

Worldwide medicinal usage, chemical composition, and toxicity of this species are discussed by Duke (1986).

Reference.

Perry (1980).

Duke, JA, 1986. CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.

Perry, LM, 1980. Medicinal Plants of East and South-East Asia: Attributed Properties and Uses. MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts and London.