Passion Flower Tea

Passion flower's botanical name is 'passiflora incarnata', and is also known as purple passion flower or passion vine. It is said to have symbolic references that take root in Christianity, where it gets its name from resembling the crown of thorns worn by Jesus during the crucifixion. It is a fragrant flower, and is known to have many healing properties and uses. It cannot be used in high doses, and has to be reduced in usage once the ailing problem has been resolved. Its close relative the 'blue passion flower', is known to be dangerous for ingestion, and doesn't have the same herbal remedy properties as that of the purple passion flower.

Passion Flower Extract Forms

The passion flower extract comes in three main forms, and can be consumed either way. Here are the three forms of the flower, that are readily available to the public.

Dried / Powdered
This can be used by including it in tea, or food, depending on how one would like to use this as part of their diet to treat underlying problems.

Capsules
This is recommended in doses of 2/3 capsules in a day, where one should take a larger one, an hour before heading to bed, to help treat insomnia.

Tincture
This is used to relieve anxiety symptoms and muscle tension, with a dose consisting of ½ or ¼ teaspoon of the mixture, twice a day, after every 2 - 3 hours. The dose should be increased slowly, and not consumed in one go. Depending on its effect, and response by the body, you can alternate your dose timings.

Passion Flower Tea Recipe

This is an easy recipe, that anyone can make without having to worry about ingredients or how much of what goes where. It requires just two ingredients.

What You'll Need

• 8 fluid ounces of boiling water.
• 1 teaspoon of dried/powdered passion flower herb.

Method of Preparation

Keep the water on the boil, and wait for it to bubble over, and heat up on the gas, without dropping in the extract at this stage. Then pour the boiling water into a mug, and drop in your teaspoon of herb extract. Let it soak up all those flavors from the herb, saturating the water well with its presence. After 10 minutes drain the tea to remove the passion flower extract if you used it in herb form, or drink immediately after you put in your powder. Go easy on this concoction and stick to doses ranging from 2 - 3 mugs of this in a day. Keep in mind that high doses of this flower's many forms, can prove to be damaging.

Health Benefits of Passion Flower

Like mentioned earlier, passion flower has many uses. The doses of this extract have to be taken with consideration, keeping in mind that too much of it is not advisable.

• Drinking passion flower tea, is a good way to relax one's muscles.
• Helps in treating Parkinson's disease.
• It can help fight off anxiety, due to its sedative effect on the body.
• Like mentioned earlier, it can help treat those suffering from insomnia.
• Men who experience a production of too much estrogen in the body, can have this extract to help build upon more testosterone in the body.
• Can reduce the risk of having a heart attack.
• Those who suffer from withdrawal symptoms after quitting the habit of strong narcotics, can help ease the signs of sickness and vomiting by using this herb.
• Can treat headaches.
• Can help with those who've just quit smoking.
• Improves circulation of blood in the body.
• Helps in easing back pain.
• Eliminates the presence of fungi and bacteria.
• Eases toothaches.
• Helps ease muscle tension in the digestive tract.
• Helps with menstrual cramps.

Drinking this tea will prove to be beneficial in the long run, where the doses of this extract should be cut down to a minimum once the signs of improvement show. Have a healthy tomorrow.