6 facts about passionflower you definitely should know!

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What has the Passion of Christ to do with the passion fruit? Six interesting facts about passion flower most people not know. Passion flower is a long-standing medicinal plant that has been used by the native americans in north america. Now it has found its way into modern medicine. Keywords: passion flower, passiflora, passion flower acts, medicinal plant, passion fruit, , passion flower herb, inner unrest, stress, passion flower tablets, flight anxiety, indians, naturopathy, relaxation, exam anxiety, health, herbal medicine, Pascoe natural medicine, PASCOE Naturmedizin, health, mental health

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6 facts about passionflower you definitely should not miss

There are over 500 species

of passion flower

all over the world.

One of the most famous is

Passiflora incarnata.

She is pretty to

look at….

But why the strange name?

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The name Passiflora incarnata

refers to the passion of christ.

In former times, the flowers´ features

were interpreted religiously.

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People saw crown of thorns,

stigmata, cross nails and flagella.

The additional name “incarnata”

means incarnated.

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North American natives used

Passiflora incarnata as food.

The natives called them

“maracock" (passion fruit?).

Quelle: S. Bales, „Natural Histories“, S. 121 ff.

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In 1624 the explorers

William Strachey and John Smith

reported that Virginia-based

Indian tribes

ate the fruits.

Quelle: S. Bales, „Natural Histories“, S. 121 ff.

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Passiflora incarnata

was mentioned as a

medicinal plant in 1787

for the first time.

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The naturalist

Johann David Schoepf

(1752-1800)

describes the plant

in his book

"Materia Medica

Americana“.

Harvard Medical Library

Many people benefit

from the relaxing and calming

effects of Passiflora incarnata…

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…for example before

testing…

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…or when flying

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• onset after 30 minutes

• cognitive

performance is not

limited*

• herbal &

well tolerated*

PASCOFLAIR® 425 mg

*Dimpfel, W., K. Koch, et al. (2012). "Single Dose Effects of Pascoflair® on Current Source Density (CSD) of

Human EEG." Neuroscience & Medicine, 3: 130-140.

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PASCOFLAIR® 425 mg

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