Ayurvedic Herbs: Passionflower
/Passionflower
Latin Name: Passiflora incarnata
Plant Family: Passifloraceae
English Name: Passionflower
Taste (Rasa): bitter
Energetics (Virya): cooling
Post-Digestive Effect (Vipaka): pungent
Dosha: PK- V+
Actions: nervine, sedative, diuretic, anodyne
References
Frawley D, Lad V. The Yoga of Herbs: An Ayurvedic Guide to Herbal Medicine. Twin Lakes, Wisconsin: Lotus Press; 2001.