Passionflower is cut, and sold by the ounce.
Passion Flower is a perennial climber with 3-5 point toothed leaves. The lavender to white flowers bloom in summer followed by a yellow egg shaped fruit.
Passion Flower has a mild sedative effect that encourages sleep. This property has been well-substantiated in numerous studies on animals and humans.
Nervous symptoms and cramps that inhibit sleep are alleviated by ingestion of the herb, and leading quickly to restful uninterrupted and deep sleep.
When Spanish explorers first encountered the Indians of Peru and Brazil, they found this plant used in native folk medicine as a sedative. They took it back to Spain, from whence it gradually spread throughout Europe.
Passion Flower was in Europe that the leaves of the plant first found use as a sedative and sleep-inducing substance. Interestingly, its sedative effect was not noted by American until lately.
Magical Properties:
Zodiac: Leo
Gender: Female
Planet: Venus
Element: Water
Deities: Hypnos, Hestia, Yemaya
Basic Powers: peace, sleep, friendship
Use Passion Flower to calm, soothe, and bring understanding to troubled emotions. It calms anger, and brings those with an emotional unbalance back to a more even state of being.
Medicinal Usage:
Passion Flower calms the nervous system and promotes sleep. Also helps with tension headaches, anxiety, irritability, irritable bowel syndrome, and premenstrual tension.
Culinary Usage:
Ripe fruits can be eaten raw and made into jams, jellies, wines and fruit based drinks. The flowers are made into syrup.
Cosmetic Usage:
Passion Flower extracts are found in bath and body products.
Usage Example:
Insomnia Dream Pillow Mixture
Use equal parts of passionflower, chamomile, lavender, hops (optional)
You may also use buckwheat or flaxseed for filler.
Mix all of the above and place into pillow casing and seal.
Dream pillow is now ready for use.
NOTE: Although there are medical usage notations provided for Passion Flower listed above, we are not doctors, and do not provide this educational information as medical advice. We suggest you consult with a physician or certified herbologist if you are seeking medical remedies. The information provided above is strictly informational, and not meant or intended as medical advice. The Magick Moon, nor its employees shall be held responsible, or liable for the misuse of herbs listed in this section.
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