Passionflower ( Passiflora incarnata )
It is said that passion flower is beneficial in cases of insomnia and nervousness with over 200 years of use in Europe. Traditionally, it can be used for anxiety, seizures, hysteria, attention deficit disorder and in the relief of pain; it is considered a mild sedative. The German Commission E had approved passion flower for nervous unrest in 1985. While FDA had banned it in 1978, it is in FDA’s GRAS (generally regarded as safe) list.
Although it is not well understood why passion flower works and what the active ingredients are responsible for its effect, it is considered a useful and safe medicinal plant. It contains flavinoids, cyanogenic glycosides, alkaloids (harman and harmaline) and saparin. Considered as one of nature’s safest and most effective tranquilizers, a tea can be prepared from the flower or leaves; 1 tsp dried flower or leaves plus 1 cup boiling water, steep for 5-10 mins, taken daily until sleep is normalized or when nervous tension is abated. Caution: any hypnotic-sedative can be potentiated by passion flower.
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August 4th, 2008 at 7:17 am
Ano po sa tagalog ang passion flower.
thanks po.
August 5th, 2008 at 7:09 am
ANO PONG HALAMAN SA PILIPINO ANG PASSION FLOWER
August 10th, 2008 at 4:11 am
hi po,
tanung k po doc kung anung alternatives herbal medicine para po sa cysts sa breast…tnx po and more power..
thanks a lot po…
August 27th, 2008 at 6:19 am
Dear Doc Emil,
Ano po ang tawag sa tagalog sa Passion Flower? Saan po kaya kami pwedeng makabili or makakuha nito? Thanks and more power…
September 17th, 2008 at 1:42 am
anong herbs maganda para sa rayuma at ska daily regimen para sa weightloss lalo na sa malalaki ang taba sa tiyan
September 26th, 2008 at 6:47 am
ano po ba sa tagalog ang passion flower? san po ito mostly matatagpuan?
November 6th, 2008 at 3:00 am
Where can we bus passion flower. Is it ok to ba taken with person who has heart ailment.
November 19th, 2008 at 9:10 am
I’am stroke survivor,and recovery is very slow, what plant that accelarate my recovery
November 19th, 2008 at 9:13 am
doc ,
gud day !!! ask ko lang po anu s tagalog ang passion flower ta saan po ito matatagpuan…..
wilfredo of
Cavite
November 19th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Dear fellowreaders,
Passion flower ay bulaklak ng passion fruit.In the province marami nyan pwede niyo kayong magtanim sa backyards niyo kasi madali lang naman yan tumubo.In God’s grace, swerte kami dito sa probinsiya kasi marami nyan dito.Most of herbal plants makikita rin dito.
Hazel
South Cotabato
November 20th, 2008 at 1:50 am
From Doc Emil: The only local term of Passion Flower is “GRANADILLAâ€. Cuttings can be bought from the Bureau of Plant Industry in San Andres Manila
November 20th, 2008 at 1:52 am
rhea ( rheab_81@yahoo.com / ) (IP: 118.110.234.71 )
hi po,
tanung k po doc kung anung alternatives herbal medicine para po sa cysts sa breast…tnx po and more power..
thanks a lot po…
ANSWER: there is no herbal medicine for cysts of the breast. It is a surgical condition if it becomes painful and cosmetically offending. It is usually benign (not usually cancerous)
November 21st, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Nice article ,thank you.
November 24th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Hi to all. May passion fruit ba sa pinas? Kasi dito sa UK may mabibiling halaman na passion fruit.
November 26th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Hi gusto ko lang malaman kung saan nakakabili ng passion tea dito sa us.
>>Try to check in your local market and super market, here in the Phil. we can found such to our supermarket so i believe meron din jan.
November 30th, 2008 at 11:02 am
…hi po doc. ask ko lang kung ano ang tea na puede inumin s my insomnia,para po mabili ko para sa brother ko,hirap kasi cya makatulog at magrelax,salamat po in advance…Godbless
December 30th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
is there any experimental research you did for this matter….coz im searching a plant for my thesis..tnx..Godbless
January 8th, 2009 at 1:49 am
THE PHIIPPINE COUNCIL FOR HEALTH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (PCHRD) DEPT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MY FORMER OFFICE AS EXEC DIRECTOR) MIGHT HELP. I REMEMBER WE AWARDED A RESEARCHER ON M. CHARANTIA. PLEASE CHECK WITH PCHRD-DOST FOR ANY THESIS ABSTRACTS AVAILAB LE IN THEIR LIBRARY
February 11th, 2009 at 5:02 am
yung passion flower po ba yan yung camomile tea?napanood ko pa yan sa boy and kris na mahusay pong pangpatulog?safe po ba yang inumin ng mga buntis?at walang side effects sa baby?
February 19th, 2009 at 2:17 am
hello po. i have hyperhydrosis on palms and feet. ask ko lang po kung anong herbal medicine ang pwede kong inumin na pwedeng makagaling skin. Kung meron man, available po ba ito sa local drugstores or supermarket ntin?
thanks po and gud day!
FROM DR. EMIL:
Hyperhydrosis is difficult to address by herbal drugs. I would suggest that you try acupuncture instead
March 9th, 2009 at 4:30 am
TO Dr Emil
i was just wondering if ders medicine for pimples?!?
from doc emil:
Medicines for pimples reduce the number of pimples and prevent infection. Pimples are often related to increased activity of the sebaceous glands as influenced by hormones
May 22nd, 2009 at 4:16 am
I am taking ambien and ativan in the startes but i suffer from memory loss when I take the Ambien and would like to stop bhut afraid to.
CAn I stop abruptly and switch to passion flower?
Any side effects like memory loss?
From Dr. Aligui: No, it is not advisable to take passion flower when you are taking drugs that act on the central nervous system like Ativan.
April 8th, 2011 at 9:35 pm
Passion flower for insomnia and nervous tension.. Peachy