The passion-flower:Her fashioning did wait.Passion Flower Extract.

Phytochemicals and Constituents.

Passion Flower Extract PASSIFLORA QUADRANGULARIS FRUIT EXTRACT CAS 008057-62-3 Passiflora incarnata extract,Passiflora extract,Passionflower extract photo picture image Constituents:Alkaloids; harmine, harman, harmol, harmaline, harmalol, and Passiflorin.

Flavonoids: apigenin and various glycosides, homoorientin, isovitexin,kaempferol, luteolin, orientin, quercitin, rutin, saponaretin, saponarin and vitexen.

Chemical Composition:Alkaloids,Apigenin,Carbohydrates,Coumarins,Flavonoids,Fructose,Glucose,Gum,

Harmaline,Harmalol,Harman,Harmine,Maltol,Plant alcohols,Orientin,Raffinose,
Saponaretin,Saponarin,Scopoletin,Stigmasterol,Sitosterol,Sterols,Sucrose,Umbelliferone,Vitexin.

Phytochemicals:

Chemical analysis on passionflower indicates it contains three main groups of active chemicals: alkaloids, glycosides and flavonoids. Interestingly, when the glycosides and flavonoids are isolated and tested individually they have demonstrated the opposite effects for which the plant is commonly used for. Only when the two groups of chemicals are combined as a whole herb, do researchers observe the plant's sedative effect. Passionflower also contains naturally occurring serotonin as well as a chemical called maltol which has documented sedative effects (and which might explain the natural calming properties of passionflower). A group of harmane alkaloids in passionflower have demonstrated antispasmodic activity and the ability to lower blood pressure. In addition, a flavonoid named chrysin has demonstrated significant antianxiety activity.

The main plant chemicals in passionflower include: alkaloids, alpha-alanine, apigenin, aribine, chrysin, citric acid, coumarin, cyclopassifloic acids A-D, cyclopassiflosides I-VI, diethyl malonate, edulan I, edulan II, flavonoids, glutamine, gynocardin, harmane, harmaline, harmalol, harmine, harmol, homoorientin, isoorientin, isoschaftoside, isovitexin, kaempferol, loturine, lucenin-2, lutenin-2, luteolin, n-nonacosane, orientin, passicol, passiflorine, passifloric acid, pectin, phenolic acids, phenylalanine, proline, prunasin, quercetin, raffinose, sambunigrin, saponarin, saponaretin, saponarine, schaftoside, scopoletin, serotonin, sitosterol, and stigmasterol.

There is some controversy over the exact composition of P. incarnata. Approximately 2.5 percent appears to be flavonoids such as vitexin, orientin, homo-orientin, saponarin, schaftoside, and a few others as glucosides, together with free flavonoids including apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, and kaempferol.

In Europe, passionflower is required to contain not less than 0.8 percent total flavonoids, calculated as vitexin.
The harman alkaloids that have been identified by some chemists are disputed by others. Umbelliferone, scopoletin, and maltol have been reported.
An antifungal, antimicrobial compound dubbed passicol is found in fresh plant matter but dissipates quickly from the dried herb or aqueous extract.

Reference:

1.The passion-flower:Her fashioning did wait.Passion Flower Extract

last edit date:1st,Mar.2010.

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Name:Passion Flower Extract
Serie No:S-042.
Specifications:Flavonoids 2%,4%HPLC.
INCI Name:PASSIFLORA QUADRANGULARIS FRUIT EXTRACT
EINECS/ELINCS No.:N/A
CAS:008057-62-3
Chem/IUPAC Name:Passiflora Quadrangularis Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruits of the passionflower,Passiflora quadrangularis,Passifloraceae

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