Application of passionflower in medicine (with photo)

Essential medicinal properties of passionflower

Passionflower is an effective folk remedy,which is used for headaches, insomnia, asthenia, anxiety, nervous diseases. This plant perfectly helps in the therapy of many problems associated with the activity of the nervous system. In this case, this representative of the flora can be used not only in itself, but also in combination with other medicinal plants. For example, the tandem of passionflowers and St. John's wort, hops, valerians is very good.

Great honor among people suffering from problemswith nerves, passiflora received because it is a tranquilizer of natural origin. That's why it frees a person from a lot of those terrible side effects that he would face in the event that he would take tranquilizers of chemical composition.

It should be noted that in our time, manypeople suffer from malfunctions of the nervous system. Such problems greatly undermine a person's self-esteem, make him closed and lonely, so they can not always be solved by medication. Soothing drugs often cause problems with the gastrointestinal tract, metabolism, cause excess weight. Thus, negative symptoms go in a vicious circle. It is because if you are faced with a malfunction in the nervous system, you can try passionflower. Of course, first you need to consult your doctor. And if there is his approval, this plant will be able to give you peace of mind, or at least remove the pronounced symptoms of anxiety, anxiety, insomnia.

Very often Passionflower is used when:

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  hypertensive disease;


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  condition after vascular cerebral crises;


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  atherosclerosis;


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  encephalitis.

Passiflora and treatment of alcohol dependence

Good results medicinal plantshowed during the treatment of alcohol dependence. And although, of course, in itself it does not eliminate such a complex dependence, such an auxiliary tool does not hinder anything, but only calms the nervous system of the patient. Speaking in more detail about the treatment of passionflower people suffering from excessive craving for alcohol, doctors note that in this case it is possible to achieve:

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  a decrease in the level of exaltation and excessive nervous excitement;


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  easing of craving for alcohol;


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  normalization of behavioral manifestations.

It is for these reasons that the drug has been recognized and even recommended in the treatment of alcoholism by the German Ministry of Health.

Tea from passionflower

For preparation of a drink it is necessary to take:

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  one teaspoon of tea grass passiflora;


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  150 milliliters of water boiling.

Fill the grass with boiling water, insist for ten minutes and filter. With insomnia, we take one cup of drink half an hour before bedtime.

Contraindications

Extract of the plant can not be used when:

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  myocardial infarction;


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  atherosclerosis, if it is severe;


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  angina pectoris;


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  taking antidepressants from the category of MAO inhibitors.