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.