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Passion Flower Dried Herb

Passion Flower Dried Herb

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Size

Cut and Sifted

Botanical Name

Passiflora incarnata L.

Plant Description

Passiflora incarnata, also known as maypop, purple passionflower, true passionflower, wild apricot, and wild passion vine, is a fast-growing perennial vine with purple flowers. Native Americans originally used the passiflora plant's medicinal properties. The root was used as a poultice to treat boils, cuts, bruises, and other inflammations. The leaves were boiled to make tea to calm nerves or as a tonic.

Benefits

Addiction; Anxiety; Asthma; Atony; Bacteria; Boil; Bronchosis; Bruise; Burn; Cancer; Candida; Cardiopathy; Chancre; Chorea; Colic; Convulsion; Cramp; Cut; Depression; Dermatosis; Diarrhea; Dysentery; Dysmenorrhea; Dyspnea; Earache; Eclampsia; Enterosis; Epilepsy;  Erysipelas; Fever; Flu; Fungus; Gastrosis; Headache; Hemorrhoid; High Blood Pressure; Hyperactivity; Hysteria; Infection; Inflammation Insomnia; Morphinism; Myalgia; Mycosis; Nervousness; Nervous Restlessness; Neuralgia; Neurasthenia; Neurosis; Nicotinism; Ophthalmia; Pain; Palpitation; PMS; Proctosis; Restlessness; Sore; Spasm; Stress; Tachycardia; Tetanus; Toothache; Typhoid; Uterosis; Weaning; Yeast.

Activities

Analgesic; Antibacterial; Antiinflammatory; Antiseptic; Antispasmodic; Anxiolytic; Candidicide; Cardiotonic); CNS-Depressant; CNS-Stimulant; Cyanogenic; Digestive; Emetic; Fungicide; Hematinic; Hypnotic); Hypotensive; MAOI; Myorelaxant; Narcotic; Respirastimulant; Sedative; Soporific; Tranquilizer; Uterorelaxant; Uterotonic.

Uses

Tea. Tincture. Extract.

Warnings

Class 1. Large doses may result in CNS depression.  Because of harman and harmaline (uterine stimulants), its use in pregnancy and lactation is to be avoided

Source

Duke, J. A. 1985. CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs. Boca Raton, Florida, CRC Press, Inc.

FDA Statement - Not intended to diagnose, prevent, treat, or cure through the sale of this Herb. Use at your own risk. Information provided is for informational purposes only and is not intended to replace consultation with your physician. The FDA has not evaluated this statement. 

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