| Some Products using Passion Flower | ||
| Product | Health Issue | Other Herbal Ingredients |
| digestion | aloe vera, dandelion, | |
| heart | hawthorn, guelder rose, ginkgo biloba | |
| memory | st johns wort | |
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Traditional Uses
Passion Flower has been used traditionally all over the world as a natural remedy for sleeplessness .
Current uses
Passiflora Incarnatais used as a sedative and for insomnia and can relieve anxiety and nervousness. Active ingredients include flavinoids, cyanogenic glycosides, alkaloids and saparin.
One of nature's safest and most effective tranquilizers, Passiflora also helps to relax and to relieve muscle tension. High tension levels, anxiety and stress are often implicated in people suffering from chronic constipation and other digestive complaints.
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Precautions and side effects (refer also to statements below)
There are no reported adverse side effects from the consumption of Passiflora Incarnata. Being a sedative it will cause drowsiness
Research
Modern research supports traditional usage and clinical trials have demonstrated the relaxing and anti-anxiety effects of Passiflora. Passiflora is often recommended to treat anxiety and reduce tension and is also very useful in reducing the withdrawal symptoms of recovering drug addicts and alcoholics.
Medical analysis has shown that Passiflora contains flavonoids which are responsible for its calming and anti-anxiety effects It helps to calm and soothe and is also thought to reduce high blood pressure and nervous tremors.