Passiflora incarnata
Passiflora incarnata is a climbing herbaceous plant from which the aerial parts are collected to obtain numerous substances: alkaloids, flavonoids, phytosterols, coumarins and essential oils. The flavonoids contained in it play an action on the central nervous system, on the control of movements and sleep centers: they are able to bind to the receptors of benzodiazepines located in the brain, thus explaining the calming action of this plant, which makes it one of the most used phytotherapeutics in nervous sphere...