Passiflora

Passion flower or herba passiflora is a herb which has been used as a traditional medicine in both Eastern and Western cultures.

Alternative names
The scientific name of passion flower is passiflora incarnata L. and its plant varieties are passiflora alata, passiflora edulis, passiflora laurifolia and passiflora quadrangularis.

Alternative names include:
 * Apricot vine,
 * Corona de cristo,
 * Fleischfarbige
 * Fleur de la passion or Flor de passion
 * Granadilla (species with edible fruit)
 * Jamaican honeysuckle (Passiflora laurifolia),
 * Madre selva
 * Maracuja or Maracuva
 * Maypop
 * Passion fruit
 * Passion vine
 * Passionsblumenkraut
 * Purple passion flower
 * Water lemon (P. laurifolia)
 * Wild passion flower

Uses
Passion flower has been investigated for a number of different uses, including:
 * Antidepressant effects
 * Anti-inflammatory
 * Antimicrobial activity
 * Antioxidant activity
 * Antitussive effects
 * Cardiovascular effects including reducing blood pressure and clotting
 * Central nervous system and anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) effects
 * Diabetes
 * Diverticular disease
 * Menopause symptoms

Learn more

 * Passion flower - drugs.com