A Herbal Remedy For Sleeplessness

From The Garden of Health

Having a hard time falling asleep? Are you overwhelmed with stress both from home or work? Becoming anxious for no reason you can discover? Need a mild sedative once in a while without having to worry about side-effects of conventional allopathic perscription medicines? You may want to try one of the  unconventional remdies known as Passiflora incarnata, or as commonly know as passion flower!

Passion Flower:

Passion flower actually reacts in just the opposite of what you might imagine considering its name. Passiflora incarnata is internationally know primarily as a good but mild sedative. Passion flower comes to us in the modern day full of mystical symbolism due to its unusual shape and construction.

Description:

This herb is known as a creeping vine. Its leaves tend to be as long as 6 inches in length with a single white flower in the middle of a purplish crown.

How To Use:

The flower is ground and sometimes mashed in preperation for use as a tea or a tinture.

Resource:

Considered generally helpful with insomina.

May ease the feeling of restlessness.

May ease the uncomfortable condition known as "restless leg syndrome".

May relieve muscle tension.

Considered as a circulation booster.

May help with anxiety.

Use in time of needed relaxation.

Contraindications-Warnings

If you are pregnant or going to become pregnant, please consult with your doctor before using this herb. If you are already using allopathic preperations for sedation do not use this herb. Not recommended for long term use.