Beneficial Neuro-Pharmacological Effect of Passionflower
(Passiflora Incarnate L)
Volume 3 - Issue 5
Hayder M Al-kuraishy1*, Salah Al-windy2 and Ali I Al-Gareeb1
- 1Department Of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Medicine College of Medicine Al-Mustansiriya University, Iraq
- 2Department of medical microbiology, College of science, Baghdad University, Iraq
Received: December 13, 2019; Published: January 22, 2020
Corresponding author: Hayder M Al-kuraishy, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Medicine College of Medicine Al-
Mustansiriya University, Iraq
DOI: 10.32474/OJNBD.2020.03.000172
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Background: The Passiflora incarnata plant, belonging to the Passifloraceae family and commonly known as passion fruit,
is widespread in tropical areas around the world and used in traditional medicine for the treatment of anxiety, nervousness, and
neuralgia.
Methods: Evidences from experimental, preclinical and clinical studies are evaluated for bidirectional relationships between
Passiflora incarnata and neuropharmacological effects are discussed and opportunities for elaborating these models briefly alluded
to. Given the nature of the subject area, it remains clear that this literature search cannot be regarded as mini review. A multiplicity
of search strategies took on and assumed which included electronic database searches of Medline and PubMed using MeSH terms,
keywords and title words during the search.
Conclusion: Passiflora incarnate is effective herbal medicine for anxiety, depression, sleep disorders and various types of
addictions.
Keywords: Passiflora incarnate; anxiety; depression; sleep disorders; addictions
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