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{{stub}} '''Passion flower''' or '''herba passiflora''' is a herb which has been used as a [[traditional medicine]] in both Eastern and Western cultures.<ref name="WHO2007">{{Citation| title = Herba passiflorae|work=WHO Monographs on Selected Medicinal Plants. |volume=3|location=Geneva, Switzerland|publisher=World Health Organization | date = 2007 | pages=257-267}}</ref><ref name="drugscom">{{Cite web|url=https://www.drugs.com/npp/passion-flower.html| title = Passion Flower Uses, Benefits & Dosage - Drugs.com Herbal Database|website=Drugs.com|language=en|access-date=2020-09-14}}</ref> ==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.<br /> 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<ref name=drugscom /> ==Uses== Passion flower has been investigated for a number of different uses, including: *[[Antidepressant]] effects *[[:Category:Anti-inflammatories|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<ref name=drugscom /> *[[Sleep dysfunction]] and insomnia<ref name="Gyllenhaal2000">{{Cite journal|title=Efficacy and safety of herbal stimulants and sedatives in sleep disorders|date=2000-06-01|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S108707929990093X|journal=Sleep Medicine Reviews|volume=4|issue=3|pages=229β251|last=Gyllenhaal|first=Charlotte|last2=Merritt|first2=Sharon L.|last3=Peterson|first3=Sara Davia|last4=Block|first4=Keith I.|last5=Gochenour|first5=Tom|doi=10.1053/smrv.1999.0093|issn=1087-0792}}</ref> == See also == *[[Sleep dysfunction]] == Learn more == * [https://www.drugs.com/npp/passion-flower.html Passion flower] - drugs.com == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Potential treatments]] [[Category:Herbs]] [[Category:Alternative medicine]] [[Category:Sleep aids and hypnotics]]
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