I use this one as part of my Bedtime Bitters formula. Passion flower does not have a strong effect on me, but it is mildly sedative. It really knocks some people out. Helps with anxiety. Good for hypertension. Use flowers and leaves, not fruit. Its funny that MM says they need good soil and really fertile, well watered conditions. The largest stand I know of is in a little wetland preserve on the coast of NC, where it grows through the mangroves in sand with salt spray. Anyway... not much new info in this one. Passion Flower does what it does, better for some than others.
PASSIFLORA (Passion Flower) WHOLE HERB. Tincture [Fresh Plant 1:2, Dry Herb, 1:5, 50% alcohol] 1/2 to 1 1/2 teapoon. Fluidextract [1:1, 45% alcohol], 30-60 drops. Standard Infusion of recent herb, 2-6 ounces, all forms to 4X a day. STATUS : W/C
From SPECIFIC INDICATIONS FOR HERBS IN GENERAL USE Third edition Michael Moore:
PASSIFLORA
General antispasmodic for long-term use in asthma. An adjunct in chronic dyspnea as a muscle relaxant. Hypertension with elevated diastole, arterial hypertonicity; tobacco heart; palpitations in evening with emotional agitation. As an adjunct in chorea. Convulsions, when other medications may not be necessary. Delirium tremens in sthenics. Epilepsy, when aura is present but condition is marginal for standard medication. To prevent anxieties when insomnia is feared. General insomnia in sthenic individuals. Functional exophthalmus hyperfunction. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), with insomnia, restless in evening. Colic in infants, with crying, agitated, hysterical. Cough in infants, emotional, neurotic. Fever in infants, agitated and hysterical with pain on palpation of hypochondrium or epigastric region. Infant teething, with usual agitation and GI disturbances. Depression, premenstrual, with congestion and uterine heaviness. Hysteria from psychoactive drug use. Headache, migraine-like, chronic in evenings without hypoglycemia. Headache in hypertensive states with ringing in ears.
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https://www.swsbm.com/school/
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