Passion flower

Scientific name: Passiflora incarnata L.

Common name: passiflora, passion flower.

English name: passion flower, passion herb.

Parts used: flowers, leaves, grass with flowers.

Components: flavonoids, phytosterols, coumarins.

Properties: promotes relaxation in cases of stress, sleep and mental well-being.

Suggested use: the use of passionflower is particularly indicated for its sedative action in minor sleep disorders caused by stress, in insomnia caused by brain arousal due to excessive intellectual work, or when linked to a depressive state. 

Curiosity: Pope Paul V (1605-11) gave its name in memory of Christ's passion- the circle of floral threads represents the crown of thorns, the three styles the nails, the tricuspidate leaves the spear, the tendrils the stirrup.