Passionflower In Thailand

[Jingthing]

Is this available in Thailand?

In what forms? Prepared teas, dried, etc.?

Where to obtain? Specifically in Pattaya.

How to you say/spell Passionflower in Thai?

[Farma]

I've seen it for sale as tea and other preparations in OTOP stores around the country.

[kokesaat]

'How do you spell passionflower'

ดอกเสาวรส dawk sao wa roht

Passionfruit is readily available in the Phurua area of Thailand (near Loei, a northeastern province). I searched google (Thai) to see if anyone sells the flowers (dried, as tea/medicine/herb etc). Passionfruit powder (ผงดอกเสาวรส) is available from greatasia.co.th/powder_products_th.html (add the www.) but I can't vouch for the quality of their product.

Although I didn't see the product available at this site, you might want to give them a call. They've got just about everything but....

khaokhonaturalfarm.com/product/Product_food.html

If you have a home in Pattaya with a yard/trees, you should grow it yourself and pick the flowers yourself. They're beautiful, fragrant, and abundant. Passionfruit is easy to grow....but since it's a vine, they like to grow near trees.

[WinnieTheKhwai]

Is it legal? (As it has hypnotic and sedative qualities? )

[jaideeguy]

SOUNDS LIKE FUN

[kokesaat]

"is it legal?"

I hope so. I'm looking at about 50 flowers growing over over an old mango tree. I like the fruit......with a dash or two or three of vodka.

[Jingthing]

It's a popular natural medicine. I seriously doubt it's illegal anywhere in the world. It's mild. Despite the passion word, its effects have nothing to do with sex.

Edited September 24, 2010 by Jingthing

[sbk]

Passion flower was named after the passion of Christ.

[Kwasaki]

Passion flower was named after the passion of Christ.

So who did Christ get any pasion on with.

[JimShortz]

Passion flower was named after the passion of Christ.

So who did Christ get any pasion on with.

Mary of course... (but then lied about it, or was pissed and forgot what he did!)

[tim armstrong]

I've just been given some passionfruit by a friend up the road. They are as big as oranges, and taste delicious - not too sweet. They are not tart/sour?? either, as they are in Oz. They grow everywhere here (Nakhon Sawan). I haven't seen anyone selling for frying, the flowers as they do with pumpkin flowers, but we're going to grow some on the fences, for the fragrance.

[Jingthing]

PassionFRUIT is very delicious but it is an entirely different thing, of course, than PassionFLOWER.