Passion flower
Common Names: passionflower, maypop, apricot vine, maracuja, water lemon
Latin Names: Passiflora incarnata
Background
- Sixteenth-century Spanish explorers learned of passionflower in Peru. Native peoples of the Americas used passionflower as a mild sedative.
- Today, passionflower is used as a dietary supplement for anxiety and sleep problems, as well as for pain, heart rhythm problems, menopausal symptoms, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. It is applied to the skin for burns and to treat hemorrhoids.
- Passionflower is available dried (which can be used to make tea), or as liquid extract, capsules, or tablets.
How Much Do We Know?
- Passionflower’s effect on anxiety and other conditions hasn’t been studied extensively.
What Have We Learned?
- A 2007 review of two older studies with198 people compared the ability of passionflower and two drugs to reduce anxiety. It concluded that the three substances had about the same degree of minimal effectiveness; however, the researchers noted that the small number of studies don’t allow clear conclusions to be drawn.
- A more recent review suggests that the majority of passionflower studies in people for any condition have serious flaws and, therefore, do not support its use.
What Do We Know About Safety?
- Passionflower is generally considered to be safe but may cause drowsiness.
- Passionflower should not be used during pregnancy as it may induce contractions.
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Herbal and dietary supplements
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