- Family:
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Passifloraceae.
- Habitat:
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Native to America; found willd in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
- English:
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Stinking Passion Flower.
- Siddha/Tamil:
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Siru Ponaikalli.
- Action:
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Leaves and roots—emmenagogue, antihysteric. Fruits—emetic. A decoction is used for biliousness and asthma (for expelling bile and cough).
The plant contains C-glycosides of apigenin and luteolin. Apigenin-8-C-glucoside has been detected in the plant.
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Khare, C. (2007). Passiflora foetida Linn.. In: Khare, C. (eds) Indian Medicinal Plants. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70638-2_1130
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