(Passifloraceae) Passiflora incarnata L.

Local name(s): 

Medicinal use(s): to treat nervousness (CNS disorders).

Part(s) used: all liana.

Field Characters: Liana, 10-15 m long, evergreen. Leaves alternate, petiole 3-5 cm, trilobed, margin toothed. Flowers white with coronal violet. Fruits globose, remaining with  the pinnatifid bracts when ripe, edible.

Locality: Phongsaly District, Phrakeo Village. 

Habitat: 

Altitude: 1334 m asl. 

Collector(s): M. Vanthanouvong 

Collection number(s): NLAOS_182 (= MV 182)

Collection Date: January 16, 2001

Additional information:  

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European Medicines Agency. Assessment report on Passiflora incarnata L., herba. Committee for Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC) 25 March 2014. EMA/HMPC/669738/2013 https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/herbal-report/final-assessment-report-passiflora-incarnata-l-herba_en.pdf 

Fonseca LR da, Rodrigues R de A, Ramos A de S, et al.  Herbal Medicinal Products from Passiflora for Anxiety: An Unexploited Potential, The Scientific World Journal 2020, 6598434, 18 pages, https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6598434  

Miroddi M, Calapai G, Navarra M, et al. Passiflora incarnata L.: ethnopharmacology, clinical application, safety and evaluation of clinical trials. J Ethnopharmacol 2013, 150(3):791-804.  DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.09.047