Or perhaps more accurately would be to say that passion flower makes me dream. I am still here in the UK- and at last have a little touch of internet to post. It has been a whirlwind beautiful week, catching up with some of my oldest friends and some not so far past old boyfriends, celebrating a wedding, touring West Ireland, eating much and sleeping little. Where does the passion flower come in?
I had known for a long time the magical, calming effects of the passion flower, but had never seen how beautiful they are. This is now my favourite flower for it’s beauty and it’s action action in calming the nerves.
Here goes a little passion flower tale. I photographed this flower in St. Lucia (on the property where I will be hosting my Soul Feeding retreat in February 2010). The very first time I ventured to this island was in 2004. On this trip I fell head over heels for a sweet English boy- also there on holidays. Long story short- I ended up moving to London to be with him, he then moved to Toronto- we drew it along for about 18 months and then called it quits. Last Tuesday, in London, I met up with him for some lunch after having not seen him in a full three years. He had picked an amazingly delicious vegan organic restaurant in the Soho area. I had been feeling fine about it until about 20 minutes before when I suddenly became very nervous.
When I walked into the restaurant and went to order a tea- I knew what I was having. Passion Flower. The precise mechanism of how this flower works is not completely known, the belief is that the combination of flavonoids in Passion Flower contribute to its effectiveness as an anxiolytic meaning it aids with relaxation, relief from occasional anxiety and panic resulting from stress, and to ease tension. Perfect!
By the time he showed up, I was substantially calmer and we had a really nice time catching up. Today I am meeting his girlfriend. More passion flower please!
Additional Passion Flower Uses
- Anxiety/Panic: Generally used for treating insomnia, passionflower is a strong calming herb and is occasionally useful for severe daytime anxiety.
- Neuralgia: Passion flower is helpful for nerve pain caused by herpes, neuralgia, the sometimes intense pain following outbreaks of shingles.
- Insomnia: Passionflower is known to be a depressant to the motor side of the spinal cord, slightly reducing arterial pressure, while increasing the rate of respiration. ts narcotic properties cause it to be used in diarrhea and dysentery, neuralgia, sleeplessness and dysmenorrhea (absence of period).
Will be home tomorrow- with fresh new posts of my Isle hopping adventure, trips to farmer’s markets, Irish seaweeds, airplane food menus and lots of photos.
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ooo I am really looking forward to your posts tomorrow!
Hey lady!
Thanks for your sweet comment. I can’t remember if I told you this already, but I sent you an email a week or so ago. I know you have been away but just wanted to let ya know in case our emails are being silly again.
Looking forward to hearing all about your trip! Good to hear from you
More passion flower please! <—–hilarious post!
I’d like to try this for my anxiety. Thanks for the helpful info!