Passionflower

$19.99

Passiflora incarnata is native to the southeastern United States. Historically, various P. incarnata plant parts have been used as food or medicine by Native American tribes including the Apalachee and Creek, Cherokee, Houma, and Powhatan. According to archeological evidence, human use of P. incarnata began in the Late Archaic period (3,500-800 BCE) in North America. In the 17th century, European colonizers brought P. incarnata to Europe, where it was introduced, domesticated, and is still cultivated today, particularly in Mediterranean France and Italy, where there are several certified organic farms growing passionflower for the herbal market.

 

The genus name Passiflora and the corresponding vernacular name “passionflower” originate from the Italian fiore della passione, a name given to the flower in a context of Christian symbology (objects associated with the crucifixion of Christ). This story can be traced back to 1605 CE at the start of the papacy of Pope Paul V (1552–1621), when a live P. incarnata plant was given to the pope and planted as a gift in his honor. First described in a treatise on New World flora written by the Italian Dominican monk Simone Parlasca and published in 1609, as well as in a 1619 publication by Neapolitan Dominican monk and druggist Fra Donato d’Eremita, the flower’s corona was represented as resembling the crown of thorns, the three styles being the nails of the cross, the three-lobed leaves the spear, and the five anthers representing the marks of the five wounds, among other correlations (American Botanical Council).

Passionflower is a much beloved remedy for aiding restlessness, ‘circular thinking’ (or when relentless mind chatter keeps you awake), mild anxiety, tension, and insomnia.

Taste Notes: Earthy, green, slightly bitter

Energetics: Cooling, drying, relaxing

Actions: Analgesic, anodyne, antispasmodic, hypotensive, hypnotic, nervine, sedative.

Contraindications: Passionflower may elevate the effects of prescription sedatives, anxiety medications, and antispasmodics, so use cautiously (or not at all) together. Do not use Passionflower with MAOIs.

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Ingredients: Certified organic dried Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) leaf extracted in organic palm-free vegetable glycerin & distilled water; 1:5.

Alcohol free; Concentrated herbal extract; No artificial flavors, colors or preservatives.

100% women-owned and handcrafted in the USA in small batches.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to cure, diagnose, treat or prevent any disease.

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