passiflora

passiflora
The passion-flower, P. incarnata (family Passifloraceae), a climbing herb of the southern U.S.; the dried flowering and fruiting top has been used in neuralgia, dysmenorrhea, and insomnia, and as an application to hemorrhoids and for burns. [L. passio, passion, + flos (flor-), flower]

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Pas·si·flo·ra (pas″ĭ-floґrə) [L. passio passion + flora] the passion flowers, a genus of twining vines of the family Passifloraceae, having brightly colored flowers and found in tropical parts of the Americas. They contain cyanogenetic glycosides and have caused cyanide poisoning in livestock. P. incarnaґta is used medicinally for its sedative and anxiolytic properties.

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