Passionflower
Passiflora incarnata preparations marketed for stress, anxiety, or sleep. The clinical evidence is limited and product quality can be unreliable, making species and batch identity essential to interpretation.
Pharmacokinetic model
A route-level PK model for passionflower is being prepared from published data. Dosing references, studies, and documented interactions are below; the app catalog is updated as models are validated.
Key facts
- Category
- Herb
- Suggested cadence
- once daily
Research behind this entry
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Nutritional and herbal supplements for anxiety and anxiety-related disorders: systematic review
Systematic review covered passionflower alongside many other supplements and anxiety conditions. The small, heterogeneous trials offered limited signals but did not establish efficacy for generic passionflower products.
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Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata): Quality of Food Supplements Versus Registered Herbal Medicinal Products
Validated chromatographic testing found that five of six food supplements failed identity or content specifications, while all registered herbal medicines conformed. This supports strict product-identity controls and…
2 published studies referenced in the app, each with a plain-language summary.