Study on Asthma and Passion Fruit Peel
A Nutrition Research study found that asthmatics (people with asthma) who took 150 mg of passion fruit peel extract reported a whopping 76% reduction in coughing and 81% reduction in wheezing. Lead author on the study Ronald Ross Watson, Ph.D says the passion fruit peel extract helps reduce inflammation that causes your airways to be restricted. Watson also said, “we now have two scientific publications indicating passion fruit has a beneficial effect on two very common but very different human diseases – hypertension and asthma – and that’s very exciting.” A parallel study also found that asthmatics who took the extract had a significant reduction in blood pressure.
I did a little researching online and I wasn’t able to find any passion fruit peel extract to buy, but I’m sure it will be available soon. When there is promising research like this, I can’t see why the vitamin and supplement companies wouldn’t want to sell it. If you know a company that sells it, let me know and I’ll share it with the other readers. In the meantime, I wonder if it would be easy enough to blend some passion fruit peel into a smoothie?
July 20th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Please let me know if you have found where to buy this extract. My dad is a chronic asthma patient and we’re very eager to help him. Please email at gerbdsy@yahoo.com if you have found it.
July 21st, 2008 at 9:05 am
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July 30th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
I need to check this out! It will help me on two fronts.
September 5th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
hi i suffer from chronic asthma for many years i am really excited about what i have read about passion fruit peel cant wait till i get my hands on it.
December 1st, 2008 at 10:05 pm
I have been trying to solve my problem of shortness of breath for a long time now. Please let me know if you find this available anywhere. Thanks!
January 4th, 2009 at 9:50 am
The extract of the peel of passion fruit is more or less the same as the active component in red wine: bioflavanoids (OPC: oligomeric pro anthocyanids from Jack Masquelier). You can already buy it but it is (too) expensive. It’s much better, healthier and cheaper to throw each day a whole piece of passion fruit in the blender together with some other juice. Make sure it has a purple skin because its the purple part what is effective.