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	Passionflower: Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
		Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) is a creeping perennial vine with white, purple-tinged flowers and orange berries that grows to a height of up to 30 ft (9 m).
		Some herbalists also recommend passionflower as a treatment for Parkinson's disease, based on their belief that the harmine and harmaline in the herb may help to counteract the effects of the disorder.
		The harman and harmaline in passionflower may increase the effects of prescription antidepressants called monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), which are generally used to treat depression, panic attacks, and eating disorders.
	health.enotes.com /alternative-medicine-encyclopedia/passionflower (1297 words)

	Passionflower
		Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) was used in traditional remedies as a "calming" herb for anxiety, insomnia, seizures, and hysteria.
		According to folklore, the passionflower was given its name because its corona resembles the crown of thorns worn by Jesus during the crucifixion.
		Although the safety and effectiveness of passionflower have not been thoroughly investigated in scientific studies, many professional herbalists report that this herb is effective in relieving anxiety, insomnia, and related nervous disorders.
	www.umm.edu /altmed/ConsHerbs/Passionflowerch.html (1108 words)

	Passionflower- Herbal Help For Stress and Anxiety (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Passionflower, also known as passion vine or apricot vine, is a hardy, climbing vine that is noted for its beautiful flowers, and tasty fruit.
		Passionflower was cultivated by Native Americans, both for its edible fruit and for its medicinal value.
		Today, passionflower is recognized as an effective agent for the management and treatment of generalized anxiety disorders such as nervous restlessness, stress, nervous tension, irritability, anxiety, in addition to mild insomnia, and gastrointestinal disorders of nervous origin.
	www.vegetarian-nutrition.info /herbs/passionflower.php (840 words)

	passionflower - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Passionflowers are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Violales, family Passifloraceae.
		The brazilia passionflower is one of the beautiful blooms in the family of vines that are perfect for that special fence, trellis or arbor.
		The incense passionflower is one of the beautiful blooms in the family of vines that are perfect for that special fence, trellis or arbor.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-passionf.html (250 words)

	Information on the herb passionflower.
		Passionflower is a perennial climber with deeply lobed, finely toothed leaves, with fragrant lavender to white flowers appearing in summer.
		Passionflower is a bitter, sedative, cooling herb that relieves pain, relaxes spasms, and lowers blood pressure.
		Passionflower is used internally to treat nervous restlessness, sleep disorders, anxiety, neuralgia, irritability and overcoming the difficulty in falling asleep.
	www.ageless.co.za /herb-passionflower.htm (530 words)

	Passionflower - Passiflora incarnata
		Passionflower, or Passiflora incarnata, is a fast-growing perennial vine occurring from Virginia to southern Illinois and southeast Kansas, south to Florida and Texas.
		In European phytomedicine, passionflower is used for states of nervous tension, especially in cases of sleep disturbance or exaggerated awareness of heart palpitations at doses ranging from 0.5 to 2 g of the herb and 2.5 g of the herb in infusion (tea), taken three to four times a day.
		While passionflower is commonly regarded as a southern plant, it will grow as far north as the Boston area, and I suspect, if placed in a well-protected situation and mulched through the winter, it would even survive as a perennial in central Maine.
	www.stevenfoster.com /education/monograph/pflower.html (2160 words)

	Maracuja - Passionflower - Passiflora, Maracuja - Passionflower - Passiflora, Maracuja - Passionflower - Passiflora, ...
		Passionflower is a hardy woody vine that grows up to 10 m long and puts off tendrils, enabling it to climb up and over other plants in the rainforest canopy.
		Passionflower was first "discovered" in Peru by a Spanish doctor named Monardes in 1569 who documented the indigenous uses and took it back to the Old World where it quickly became a favorite calming and sedative herb tea.
		Passionflower is widely employed by herbalists and natural health practitioners around the world today for its sedative, nervine, anti-spasmodic and analgesic effects.
	www.rain-tree.com /maracuja.htm (2590 words)

	ThirdAge: Passionflower
		The passionflower vine is a native of the Western hemisphere, named for symbolic connections drawn between its appearance and the crucifixion of Jesus.
		In 1985, Germany's Commission E officially approved passionflower as a treatment for "nervous unrest." The herb is considered to be a mildly effective treatment for anxiety and insomnia, less potent than kava and valerian, but nonetheless useful.
		The alkaloids harman and harmaline found in passionflower have been found to act somewhat like the drugs known as MAO inhibitors and also to stimulate the uterus, 3,4 but whether whole passionflower has these effects remains unknown.
	www.thirdage.com /healthgate/files/21836.html (813 words)

	Medicinal properties of passsionflower
		The fruit of the flower of the blue passionflower (Passiflora caeurulea) are not so exploited commercially as those previously seen, but it is also eatable and it presents the same medicinal properties of the other ones.
		The reason is that passionflowers possess passiflorine and gynocardin, that are two cyanogenetic components, that is to say able to produce cyanide in combination with the corporal enzymes.
		The quantity of stamens also remembers the 5 wounds in his body, the three styles, to the three nails with he was nailed the the cross and the petals represent the apostles.
	www.botanical-online.com /medicinalspassifloraangles.htm (1344 words)

	The Collection, Passionflower
		Passionflower tends to be one of the most reliable herbs in curbing cravings and anxiety in substance withdraw.
		The spasmolytic effect of Passionflower is serviceable in bronchial constriction and shortness of breath when nervousness is exasperating the episode.
		Passionflowers that are medicinally potent stink when their foliage is crushed.
	www.tcbmed.com /Newsletters/Volume6-Issue2-Passiflora.htm (695 words)

	Passionflower - Herbal Encyclopedia
		Passionflower is the dried aboveground parts (herb) of a member of the largely tropical American passionflower family, found in fields from Virginia to southern Illinois and southeast Kansas, south to Florida and Texas.
		Well-designed clinical research on passionflower alone is notably absent from the literature; a few studies have been done on passionflower in combination with other herbs.
		Passionflower is used in European sedatives in combination with valerian and hawthorn.
	www.allnatural.net /herbpages/passionflower.shtml (521 words)

	Passionflower Herb and Powder Profile
		Passionflower is also a source of chrysin, a chemical that helps the body release testosterone.
		Passionflower is most appropriate for men who have conditions such as gynecomastia (enlargement of the breasts) caused by excessive estrogen.
		Passionflower is the herbal remedy of choice for treating nausea and vomiting resulting from withdrawal from Vicodin, cocaine, heroin, or opiate painkillers.
	www.mountainroseherbs.com /learn/passionflower.php (431 words)

	Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) - Supplements
		Passionflower, or maypop, is a common roadside vine in many areas of the United States.
		Passionflower may be the exception among the more common herbs found in "relaxation teas" because a number of Indian studies have shown a clear anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) activity of Passiflora incarnata in both animals and humans.
		Of the few studies in humans, passionflower shows a benefit in treating opiate withdrawal - and a handful of clinical trials have shown passionflower to be clearly effective (as effective as oxazepam) in the treatment of generalized anxiety.
	supplementwatch.com /suplib/supplement.asp?DocId=2097 (514 words)

	Passionflower (Passiflora Incarnata)
		In 1978, the FDA re-classified passionflower as a Class II herb, citing a lack of substantiated evidence that passionflower was effective as a sedative.
		But passionflower is still widely used in Europe where passionflower extract is frequently combined with extracts of other natural sedatives like valerian, chamomile and lemon balm.
		Passionflower can be used fresh but it's more frequently dried for use in pills, teas and extractions like tinctures and infusions.
	health.learninginfo.org /herbs/passionflower.htm (343 words)

	Passionflower (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Cultivation: Passionflower is easily cultivated through root division or by seed, transplants from the wild do well, it requires a well-drained soil, sandy slightly acid soil in full sun.
		Passionflower is used as an alternative medicine in the treatment of insomnia, nervous tension, irritability, neuralgia, irritable bowel syndrome, premenstrual tension and vaginal discharges.
		Folklore: The name Passionflower refers to the passion of Christ: the 3 stamens represent his wounds, and the 12 petals represent the apostles.
	www.naturesherbal.com /Passionflower.htm (504 words)

	Relax with passionflower: this herb can ease your anxiety without severe side effects - Herb Brief Natural Health - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Researchers don't know exactly how passionflower works, but they theorize that compounds in the plant, known as flavonoids and alkaloids, regulate the neurotransmitters in your nervous system that reduce anxiety.
		Or, take 30 drops of liquid passionflower extract in a few ounces of water or juice, one to three times a day, says Ray Sahelian, M.D., a physician in Marina Del Rey, Calif. To make an anxiety-easing tea, pour 1 cup of boiling water over 1 teaspoon of the dried herb.
		Passionflower appears to be safe when taken in the recommended doses, but it may make you drowsy.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0NAH/is_6_33/ai_106224752 (547 words)

	Floridata: Passiflora caerulea
		Passionflowers love high humidity, but they are subject to fungal diseases if they don't get good air circulation in the greenhouse.
		Blue passionflower may be wound around a hoop support to keep it within bounds so that it may be grown as a houseplant in a sunny south-facing window.
		Passionflowers are subject to a wide array of pests and diseases, but most of them have minimal impact on well grown plants.
	www.floridata.com /ref/p/pass_cae.cfm (1009 words)

	Passionflower Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The herb, which is generally used today to alleviate anxiety and insomnia, received its curious name from the Spanish conquistadors who overran Mexico and Peru in the sixteenth century.
		This approval was revoked in 1978 during a review by the agency, but not because the reviewers found passionflower to be unsafe or ineffective.
		Recommended dosages of passionflower generally range from 4-8 g of herb a day.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2603/is_0005/ai_2603000579 (1010 words)

	Passionflower
		Since passionflower appears to act on the CNS (central nervous system), it may interact with other depressants and may also be a uterine stimulant.
		Passionflower has long been used for insomnia, epilepsy, nervousness, stomach or menstrual cramps, menopausal symptoms, headache, and hysteria.
		In Mexico, passionflower tea is a much loved sedative taken at bedtime to promote sleep and relaxation.
	www.innvista.com /HEALTH/herbs/passionf.htm (446 words)

	Passion Flower vine herb extract tea passionflower
		Passionflower is the herbal remedy of choice for treating nausea and vomiting resulting from withdrawal from Vicodin, cocaine, heroin, or opiate painkillers and may also help withdrawal from alchohol.
		At one time the FDA okayed passionflower for inclusion in non prescription insomnia remedies, but in the late 1970s, it withdrew its support for lack of evidence of the herbs effectiveness.
		Generally used for treating insomnia, passionflower is a strong calming herb and is occasionally useful for severe daytime anxiety.
	www.anniesremedy.com /herb_detail293.php (786 words)

	Passionflower
		I discovered that the maypop was another name for the passionflower vine, and that the vine's Latin name was passiflora incarnata.
		The second light resembles a passionflower blossom, with bluish and lavender hair-like petals radiating outward from a central light.
		When I contemplate the delicate beauty of the passionflower in Mary’s light, I am reminded that the word "passion" -- that is often used to describe Christ's suffering -- has nothing to do with what we usually think of that word.
	www.spiritualmentoring.com /Passionflower.htm (2631 words)

	PASSIONFLOWER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The passionflower vine (Passiflora incarnata) not only smells like grass when burned but its dried, strained leaves produce a legal, mild marijuana-like high for a short time when smoked.
		Passionflower can also be brewed as a tea.
		The active ingredients of the passionflower vine are harmine and a group of related alkaloids.
	www.drugtext.org /library/books/recreationaldrugs/passionflower.htm (193 words)

	Passionflower : Epilepsy.com
		All of these are sold as herbal remedies under the name "passionflower" or "passion flower." Passionflower often is combined with other ingredients such as valerian in herbal products sold to improve sleep.
		A passionflower product aimed mainly at bodybuilders is available under the name "chrysin," though it appears to include compounds other than that particular flavonoid.
		Passionflower does not appear to interact in any dangerous way with other herbs or medications, but caution is advised in pregnancy and when taking other substances that have a sedative effect.
	www.epilepsy.com /epilepsy/alternative_passionflower.html (337 words)

	Greater Wellington - Blue passionflower
		Blue passionflower is a twining vine that can grow to 10m and has a native range from Brazil to Argentina.
		Blue passionflower is capable of causing damage by smothering plants in coastal areas, lowland and forest margins and preventing natural regeneration.
		To ensure that all known sites of blue passionflower are totally controlled, with a view to eventual eradication from the Wellington region.
	www.gw.govt.nz /section881.cfm (306 words)

	Passionflower - The Clinical Research & Resources
		Passionflower or Passiflora incarnata is a wide researched botanical.
		Passionflower was given a double blind trial for comparison of its efficacy against Oxazepam for the treatment of GAD.
		The conclusion of this study suggest that passionflower is effective for treatment of GAD.
	www.holistic-herbalist.com /passionflower-4.html (753 words)

	Blue Passionflower is cold hardy, tropical (08-11-2005)
		Blue passionflower, known botanically as Passiflora caerulea, is a tropical vine and prolific bloomer across most of the state.
		The blue passionflower is known botanically as Passiflora caerulea and is cold hardy over the entire state.
		The blue passionflower is native to Brazil and Argentina and offers a long blooming season from late spring through fall.
	msucares.com /news/print/sgnews/sg05/sg050811.html (627 words)

	Erowid PassionFlower Vault : Basic Info
		Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1993 17:12:39 GMT >In my experience, Passionflower is too weak a source of beta-carbolines >of the right type to be of much use; hundreds of grams of the stuff >is not as useful as 3g of P.harmala.
		The best results of my >experiments involved eating about 70 passionflower 4:1 concentrate >pills (which was no mean feat) and then having a change in >the intensity and the quality of smoked DMT.
		I once made a tea out of 100 g of passionflower and experienced nothing (did not take any DMT at the same time, though).
	www.erowid.org /plants/passionflower/passionflower_info1.shtml (765 words)

	Quixtar - A5988 - Passionflower w/Chamomile
		Passionflower with Chamomile helps you take a mellower view of a frustrating world.
		A daily serving contains 129.9 mg passionflower extract and 81.3 mg chamomile extract and 18.75 mg of hops extract.
		You get generous amounts of standardized passionflower, chamomile, and hops extracts economically in a single supplement – along with the extra nutritional benefits of two NUTRILITE plant concentrates.
	www.quixtar.com /products/product.aspx?itemno=A5988 (210 words)

	PASSIONFLOWER - [Alternative Medicine] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Taking PASSIONFLOWER and medicines used for sleep or anxiety together may cause extreme drowsiness, which may affect your ability to operate heavy equipment or drive a car safely.
		Taking PASSIONFLOWER and medicines used for sleep or anxiety together may be harmful.
		If you are already taking PASSIONFLOWER and medicines used for sleep or anxiety together and feel very tired or sleepy, call your doctor right away.
	www.luhs.org /health/kbase/htm/mdx-/amci/0063/mdx-amci0063.htm (686 words)

	Passionflower seeds from Alchemy Works - Seeds for Magick Herbs and Pagan Gardens
		Passionflower is thought to affect the passions, perhaps because of its name, its showy, sweet-scented flowers, which are of Venus, and its twining habit.
		It acts more surely on the mind, though, and how it affects thought depends very much on whether it is used alone, in which case it is mildly sedating.
		Passionflower can be grown outside as far north as southern Illinois or Boston (there are reports it can be grown outside even farther north).
	www.alchemy-works.com /passiflora_incarnata.html (427 words)

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