Passion Flowers (Passiflora)

50g (1.76oz)

Medicinal Name: Passiflora incarnata

Common names: Passiflora, Maypop

Properties: sedative, antispasmodic, tranquilizer

Treatment: insomnia, restlessness, anxiety, irritability, ADHD, Parkinson’s disease, cramps, muscle spasm, Autism

Description:

Passion Flower is one of the most effective herbs for treating intransigent insomnia. It aids the transition into a restful sleep without any ‘narcotic’ hangover.

Pharmacological research shows the herb to have sedative, tranquilizing, and sleep-inducing properties. A 2001 clinical trial found that passionflower was as effective in relieving anxiety as oxazepam, a conventional tranquilizer, and had fewer reported side effects. A clinical study in 2011 found improvement in subjective sleep quality in those taking passionflower.

This herb is widely acknowledged to be a good medicine for anxiety, tension, irritability, and insomnia. Its gentle sedative properties produce a soothing and relaxing effect, reducing nervous activity and panic, and making it a mild and non-addictive herbal tranquilizer, comparable in some ways to valerian

It can be quite effective in nerve pain such as neuralgia and the viral infection of nerves called shingles. It may be used in asthma where there is some associated tension.

Preparation:

Infusion- pour a cup of boiling water onto 1 teaspoonful of the dried herb and let infuse for 15 minutes.

– Drink a cup in the evening for sleeplessness, and a cup twice a day for the easing of other conditions.”

Caution: Passionflower can cause drowsiness. Do not take high doses