Technological development of a natural product sedative action: Passionflower tablets

Authors

  • Marta Zoe Lemus Rodríguez
  • Amaury Chong Quesada

Abstract

The Passiflora incarnata L. well-known as Passiflora or Flower of Passion is a medicinal plant with traditional
use, belonging to the Passifloraceae family. This plant was introduced in Cuba from the tropical America and it has been
acclimatized very well in the territory. Passiflora plant possesses a sedative action of the nervous system, and it is muscle
relaxing and spasmolytic comparable with the papaverine, according to numerous bibliographical reports that also endorse
its safety. With the objective of obtaining a natural finished product, industrially made, based on this valuable plant, it
was carried out a technological formulation study about Passiflora tablets by means of a 23 factorial experiment. The
chosen factors were: Binder (A) with two different concentrations, Vehicle of the binder (V) hydroalcoholic solution with
two different compositions and Filler (D) two different substances at the same concentration in the formula, resulting
both first factors with significance on the evaluated answer. By means of the statistical analysis carried out a compressed
solid form was obtained with the required attributes of quality and with the smallest expense of time and resources.

Published

2020-12-23

How to Cite

Lemus Rodríguez, M. Z., & Chong Quesada, A. . (2020). Technological development of a natural product sedative action: Passionflower tablets. NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (CENIC) CHEMICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL, 40(2), 101-103. Retrieved from https://revista.cnic.edu.cu/index.php/RevQuim/article/view/819

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Research articles