Blue Passionflower
Passiflora caerulea
Plant Family
Passifloraceae
Pictured: Blue Passionflower
Passionflower family
Climbing vines with intricate flowers; the aerial parts are gentle nervines and sedatives.
5 Herbs // 18 Constituents // 2 Notable Members
Overview
The Passionflower Family
Climbing vines with intricate flowers; the aerial parts are gentle nervines and sedatives.
Materia Medica
Herbs in This Family
The 5 monographs in the database whose Passifloraceae membership is recorded on the herb itself — so this list keeps itself current as new herbs land.
Passion Fruit
Passiflora edulis
Passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
Stinking Passionflower
Passiflora foetida
Winged-Stem Passionflower
Passiflora alata
Phytochemistry
Characteristic Chemistry
Compounds recorded in two or more of the 5 herbs above — the chemistry this family holds in common, grouped by class. A further 59 appear in only one member and are listed on that herb's own page.
Phenolics 11
- Isovitexin 5
- Luteolin 5
- Vitexin 5
- Apigenin 4
- Isoorientin 4
- Orientin 3
- Quercetin 3
- Chrysin 2
- Chrysoeriol 2
- Kaempferol 2
- Lucenin-2 2
Terpenoids 1
Carbohydrates 1
- Pectin 2
Isolates
Supplements From This Family
Sold as isolated compounds that occur in the herbs above.
Beyond the Database
Also in This Family
Notable members without a monograph yet.
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