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Passiflora Herbs
- Botanical name: passiflora incarnata (linn. )
- Family name: n. O. Passifloraceae
- Part used: leaves, roots
- Product offered : the dried herb, collected after some of the berries have matured.
Uses : its alkaloids are hypotensive,sedative and have tranquilising properties and are anti cancerous. It helps in relieving muscle pain, depression of central nervous system and wasps stings. It is used in case of nosebleed, bleeding gums, mouth ulcers and sore throats. It is also used internally for loss of memory, hypertension, cystitis, gastritis and enteritis, diarrhea and raised blood sugar levels.
Passiflora is the perfect herb for nourishing the nervous system, working gently and safely to reduce anxiety. Many people find the pace of modern life extraordinarily fast, throwing up continual challenges as to how to cope with the continual demands on their physical, emotional and mental resources. This brings up the need for remedies that can soothe and strengthen the nervous system and spare the adrenal glands.
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