Passiflora incarnata - An anxiolytic remedy

Passiflora incarnata

Passiflora incarnata -
An herb of Traditional European Medicine (TEM)
Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)
is used traditionally in the Americas
and in Europe as a calming herb
for anxiety, insomnia, seizures, and hysteria.
The effects of passionflower
tend to be milder than other herbs
used to treat anxiety including valerian (Valeriana officinalis)
and kava (Piper methysticum).
The above-ground parts (flowers, leaves, and stems)
of the passionflower are used for medicinal purposes.

The benefits of Passiflora incarnata
Passiflora incarnata has many healing effects.
Passiflora incarnata has been
scientifically proven having anxiolytic,
antispasmodic & stress relieving effects.
As a result, it has positive effects
on the following complaints:

• anxiety or stress
• generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
• pre-surgical anxiety
• sleep disorders
• antispasmodic & seizure disorder
• attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• antidepressant-like effect
• analgesic activity

Passiflora incarnata - Pharmacological studies

• Passiflora incarnata - general view
  http://cdn.naturaldispensary.com/downloads/A%20Research%20Review%20of%20Passionflower.pdf
  https://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-871-passionflower.aspx?activeingredientid=871&activeingredientname=passionflower

• anxiety, stress, insomnia &
  generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
  http://blattgolddrbecker.blogspot.ch/2015/11/passionsblume-bei-angst.html
  http://www.progressivehealth.com/try-passion-flower-for-insomnia-and-anxiety.htm
  https://supplementsinreview.com/sleep/passionflower-sleep/
  http://medicalobserver.com/forschung/201108615/studie-mit-passionsblumenkraut-gegen-nervoese-Unruhe

• anxiety & fear of medical procedures
  http://medicine.tums.ac.ir:803/files/article/4920/passiflora.pdf
  http://www.medicinaoral.com/pubmed/medoralv22_i1_p95.pdf
  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00540-011-1265-6

• attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  http://www.pascoe.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Akhondzadeh_Future-Drugs_2005_Passiflora-ADHD.pdf

• antidepressant-like effect
  http://www.herbmedpharmacol.com/PDF/JHP-3-41.pdf

• antispasmodic & seizure disorder
  http://globalresearchonline.net/journalcontents/volume10issue1/Article-033.pdf
  https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Anticonvulsant-effects-of-aerial-parts-of-Passiflo-Nassiri-Asl-Shariati-Rad/5b41050ec3cfb7ca517b66acbe2118243a94fed3

• analgesic activity
  file:///C:/Users/rguid/AppData/Local/Packages/Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe/TempState/Downloads/235-464-1-SM%20(1).pdf

Passiflora incarnata - products

http://www.naturopathicmedicinelist.com/store/natures-answer-passionflower-vegetarian-capsules-60-count/?c=5261

https://www.bioforce.ch/de/produkte/arzneimittel/entspannungstropfen.php

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