Medicinal uses Uses supported by clinical data None. Uses described in pharmacopoeias and well established documents Internally as a mild sedative for nervous restlessness, insomnia and anxiety. Treatment of gastrointestinal disorders of nervous origin (1, 5, 11). Uses described in traditional medicine As an anodyne, antispasmodic and mild stimulant (1, 6). Treatment of dysmenorrhoea, neuralgia and nervous tachycardia (1). Contraindications Herba Passifl orae has been shown to stimulate uterine contractions in animal models (22). Its use is therefore contraindicated during pregnancy.