What is Passion Flower?
Passion Flower or passiflora is a genus of over 550 species of flowering vines found around the world. It grows easily in tropical climates with it's vines reaching to the sun, grasping onto anything it can. It is most commonly grown for the fruit called lilikoi which come in a variety of flavors sour to sweet. On Kaua'i, the most commonly seen ones are yellow and purple hard shelled sour ones and a few places on the island have the sweet egg shaped type called Jamaican lilikoi.
What is Passion Flower Tincture used for?
Passiflora is an anxioltic (anti-anxiety), antispasmodic (muscle relaxant) and aphrodisiac... most well known for increasing sexual drive. It is becoming more commonly known everyday that stress is a huge player in heart disease, adrenal fatigue, digestion disorders and autoimmune diseases. Reduce your stress and increase your longevity and quality of life. This tincture is made for exactly this, calm your mind without being sedated, relax your muscles and life gets a little easier. Studies have shown, alkaloids in passion flower also may increase levels of GABA. When GABA increases, it prevent the production of monoamine oxidase, which is in turn the same thing anti-depressant medications attempt to do. Studies have revealed preventing monoamine oxidase greatly reduces depression. It is rare we make a single herb tincture. Passion flower the only herb we can imagine taking alone in a tincture and selling, not needing to be complimented or harmonized by others, it is perfect.
Benefits:
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Reduce/eliminate insomnia
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Reduce high blood pressure
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ADHD benefits
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Seizure benefits
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Helps reduce insulin levels
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Reduce inflammation from skin irritation and burns
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Reduce menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes
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Helps depression
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Reduce Anxiety
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Helps with anger
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Benefits some kinds of headaches
Why does Anahata Health have a superior product to some others?
Here on our organic farm located in the farming community of Moloa'a on the north shore of Kaua'i, we take great care that our land is pristine and free of sprays and GMO's. As mentioned above, there are a few types of passion flowers/fruit here on Kaua'i. We farm all three types of flowers in which we harvest all of them when in season. We are proud that all of our tinctures are cured for a year minimum before they are strained.
Are there any contraindications?
Not every herb is a match for every person. If you have concerns, speak with your primary care practitioner before taking. Pay attention to the way you feel and if for any reason, you do not feel good, stop taking and consult with you primary care. Do not take if you are breastfeeding, pregnant or on a anti-depressant. If you have complicated health issues, we recommend you consult with your primary care practitioner/doctor first.
