Abstract

PASSIFLORA EDULIS: A BRIEF REVIEW

Mohammed Afham V.*, Karunakar Hegde and Shabaraya A.R.

ABSTRACT

Plants have provided mankind with herbal cures for a variety of maladies for ages, and they continue to do so today. In developing nations, they play an important role in primary healthcare as medicines. In traditional systems such as Ayurveda, unani, and sidha, herbal remedies have been used to treat and cure a variety of ailments. It also protects against radiation-induced DNA damage, according to numerous studies. Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) is a beautiful climbing vine from South America. Passion fruit, which originated in South America, is currently grown as an edible fruit for the food business all over the world. It's commonly used in South American folk medicine to treat anxiety, sleeplessness, asthma, bronchitis, and urinary infections. The constituents of different extracts include flavonoids, alkaloids, cyanogenic compounds, glycosides, vitamins, minerals and terpenoid compounds. Although short-term adverse effects of crude leaf extract in human have been described, there is not any large-scale case-control study. This situation has led to questionable conclusions concerning specific health benefits or risks of P. edulis.[1]

Keywords: Passiflora edulis, Pharmacological activities, phytoconstituents.