Passion Flower

Western Bulk Herbs – Passion Flower

Herbalists in Mexico, Central America, and Texas have used passion flower to relieve muscle tension, lower blood pressure, and calms anxiety as well as a calmative and sleeping aid for over 200 years.

Making a tea from the leaves and marvelous flowers of this powerful herb can help in times of stress and to generally relax the mind and body.

Latin Name:
Passiflora incarnata

Common Names:
Apricot Vine, Blue and Purple Passionflower, and Maypop.

Parts Used:
Dried leaves and stems.

Properties:
Tranquilizer, sedative, and antispasmodic

Traditional Uses:
Teas, tinctures and capsules.

Topical Uses / Applications:

Culinary Uses:
Not normally used in cooking.

Chemical Properties:
Chrysin, harmane, harmaline.

Folk Lore:

Cautions:
Do not use Passion flower if you are pregnant. Using passionflower in combination with other pain-relieving drugs may potentiate their sedative effect.

*Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Resources:
PDR for Herbal Medicines, 2000. Medical Economics Company, Montvale, New Jersey.

The New Holistic Herbal. David Hoffmann, 1990. Barnes and Noble Books, New York.

A Modern Herbal, Mrs. M. Grieve, (Dover Publications, New York, 1971)

Major Herbs of Ayurvedic.Compiled by Dahur Research Foundation and Dahur Ayurvet Limited, Ghaziabad, India., 2002. Churchill Livingstone, London, England.

Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, Third Edition, Dan Bensky and Andrew Gamble, 1986. Eastland Press, Seattle, WA.