The Herb Passionflower

Passionflower (Passiflora incarnate) plant has numerous subspecies that fall under the name passionflower. Different species are found all over the world, but the passion flower species that is commonly used in medicines and herbal formulas is native to the southeastern United States. It is a perennial vine that can climb to a height of more than thirty feet high. The flowers have five white petals and five sepals which can vary in color. The most common colors seem to be blue and purple. It is often thought that the "passion" in Passion refers to its use as a herbal sexual tonic, but that is not the case. The "passion" in the name is actually a reference to the passion of Christ, because the flowers of the vine, which did seem thorny crown of thorns of Christ.

Herbal passion flower

Today, the Passionflower is generally regarded as a powerful herbal remedy. The properties are well known to the nervous system of patients to calm panic attacks in the western world. Passionflower is also included in many contemporary pain formulas. As usual we were late to the party, like the Indian tribes had known about this for centuries.

Passionflower The name evokes in the mind thoughts of sexual love or even lust, even giving rise to these applications as a soft drink named Purple Passion. This is far from the true origin of the name. The "Passion" in "Passion" refers to the suffering of Jesus on the cross-