PASSIONFLOWER (Passiflora incarnata)

DESCRIPTION: Passionflower is well-known for promoting a healthy central nervous system. It is used for the maintenance of calm and emotional balance.

POTENTIAL BENEFITS: Nutritional support for times of extreme emotional upset. Soothes muscle tension and other manifestations of anxiety. eye infection, eye tension, fevers, insomnia and menopause.

POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS: May cause sleepiness in some individuals. Do not drive or operate machinery. Should be avoided during pregnancy.

PARTS USED: The herb

GENERAL USAGE: Useful in asthma, convulsions, gastrointestinal complaints, eye infections and strains, fevers and headaches, hypertension, insomnia, menopause, menstrual complaints, muscle spasms, nervous breakdown, neuralgia, pain and dim vision.

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