Pasiflora / For passion

Pasiflora incarnata L.

DESCRIPTION

Perennial climbing plant of the family Passifloraceae.

It has leaves deeply divided into three lobes, with fine hairs on the underside, and one-time margin finely serrated, and nervation reticulate.

Their flowers are long-stalked, up to 9 cm, with three bracts, pentamerous calyx, corolla composed of 5 petals white bear numerous white filaments purplish red, and 5 large showy stamens.

CONSTITUENTS

Flavonoids (2.5%): di-C-glycosides escaftósido and isoescatósido, 2 "-O-glycosides of C-glycosides isovitexina, isoorientina, vicenina-2, lucenina-2 and others.

Traces of indole alkaloids.

Traces of alkaloids cyanogenetic.

Traces of essential oil.

Phytosterols.

PROPERTIES

Pharmacological Action: An activity anxiolytic, tranquilizing and spasmolytic.

INDICATIONS

Indicated in cases of restlessness, anxiety, irritability, difficulty sleeping (ESCOP and Commission E).

PRECAUTIONS

Do not consume if allergic to some plant passionflower or belonging to his family.

DID YOU KNOW ?

The name "Passion Flower" was awarded by the resemblance of the drawing inside the corolla of the crown of thorns of Jesus Christ. The number of stamens remembers his five wounds in the body, the three styles are considered as nails and the petals represent the apostles.