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Passion Flower Passiflora incarnata

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Common Names
Passion Flower ,
Botanical Name
Passiflora incarnata
Family
PASSIFLORACEAE Passion Flower Family
Passion Flower Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Alcoholism/Drug Abuse * Anxiety/Panic * Candida/Yeast Infection * Hypertension HBP * Insomnia * Neuralgia * Stop Smoking *
Properties: Purgative* Analgesic* Sedative*
Parts Used: Dried leaves and stems.
Constituents:chrysin, harmane, harmaline
Traditions: North America *


Passionflower can bring sleep,
with the side effects of prescription drugs

Herbalists have a high regard for the soothing properties of passionflower and recommend it as a general nerve tonic. Together in an extract, the alkaloids and flavonoids of passionflower are stronger sedatives and relaxants that any one on its own, reminding us of the wisdom of using the whole herb, instead of isolated extracts.

Passionflower has shown ability to lesson post herpes nerve pain, and shingles neuralgia. It also is used in herbal treatments for withdrawal from opiates, alcohol and painkillers, and may help lessen your reliance on drugs such as Valium and Librium. The herbs calming influence may also help in attention deficit disorder and restless legs syndrome, while causing less drowsiness than prescription counterparts.


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Side Effects:
Passionflower may aggravate conditions caused by excessive testosterone (baldness and prostate problems in men, unusual aggression, hair growth, and skin problems in men and women) so this should be evaluated before consuming too much Passionflower. Not for use in pregnancy, can cause uterine contractions.
How to Use: Passion Flower
Preparation Methods :Passionflower can be brewed into teas, made into tinctures, or encapsulated.

remedyRemedies using : Passion Flower

referencesPassion Flower Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Alcoholism/Drug Abuse * Anxiety/Panic * Candida/Yeast Infection * Hypertension HBP * Insomnia * Neuralgia * Stop Smoking *
Passionflower for :Anxiety, insomnia
Anxiety, insomnia Generally used for treating insomnia, passionflower is a strong calming herb and is occasionally useful for severe daytime anxiety.
passionflower for :Neuralgia,shingles
Neuralgia,shingles Passionflower is helpful for nerve pain caused by post-herpetic neuralgia, the sometimes intense pain following outbreaks of shingles.
Passionflower for :Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal
Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Passionflower is the herbal remedy of choice for treating nausea and vomiting resulting from withdrawal from Vicodin, cocaine, heroin, or opiate painkillers and may also help withdrawal from alcohol.

Marlene Ericksen, Healing with Aromatherapy (2000)

Passionflower for :Insominia, Neuralgia
Insominia, Neuralgia Passionflower is known to be a depressant to the motor side of the spinal cord, slightly reducing arterial pressure, though affecting circulation but little, while increasing the rate of respiration. It is official in homeopathic medicine and used with bromides, it is said to be of great service in epilepsy. Its narcotic properties cause it to be used in diarrhoea and dysentery, neuralgia, sleeplessness and dysmenorrhoea.

Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Vol 1 (1931)

Plant Description


Passionflower is a climbing vine native to South Texas, Mexico, and Central America.

History and Traditions
historyPassion flower leaves were used in Native American medicine to heal bruises and cuts.
Folklore, Myths and Legends
folklorePassion flower was named such by Spanish explorers because they believed the flowers represented the Crucifixion, or Passion of Christ.

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Common Misspellings: pasiflora, pasion flower


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