passion flower and high blood pressure

Passion flower, also known as passion vine or apricot vine, is a hardy, climbing vine that is noted for its beautiful flowers, and delicious fruit. Passionflower is native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and the southeast region of the United States. Passion flower was cultivated by Native Americans, both for its edible fruit and for its medicinal value. In the nineteenth Century, it was a popular treatment for insomnia. Europeans learned about passion flower from the Aztecs of Mexico, who used it as a sedative to treat insomnia and nervousness. In Europe the flowers are added to numerous pharmaceuticals to treat nerve disorders, heart palpitations, anxiety, and high blood pressure. Unlike most sedative drugs, passion flower has been shown to be non addictive. Passion flower can be such a powerful herbal remedy because it calms muscle tension and twitching without affecting respiratory rate or mental function the way many pharmaceutical sedatives do. A group of harmane alkaloids in passion flower have demonstrated antispasmodic activity and the ability to lower blood pressure. In addition, a flavonoid named chrysin has demonstrated significant anti-anxiety activity. Passionflower is one of the ingredients of Blood Pressure Combo from Nepatica, read more!