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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Page 1: 6 facts about passionflower you definitely should know!

6 facts about passionflower you definitely should not miss

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There are over 500 species

of passion flower

all over the world.

One of the most famous is

Passiflora incarnata.

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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

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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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Where can I get

PASCOFLAIR® 425 mg?

Many internet pharmacies and

local drugstores have

PASCOFLAIR® 425 mg

in their product range!

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PASCOFLAIR® 425 mg

Pflanzliches Arzneimittel

Überzogene Tabletten. Wirkstoff: Passionsblumenkraut-

Trockenextrakt

Anwendungsgebiete: Bei nervösen Unruhezuständen. Enthält

Sucrose und Glucose. Stand: Januar 2014

Zu Risiken und Nebenwirkungen lesen Sie die

Packungsbeilage und fragen Sie Ihren Arzt oder Apotheker.

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