Passionflower tea boasts many different benefits including the ability to reduce anxiety, treat sleep disorders, prevent depression, ease menopausal symptoms, stimulate libido, curb drug addiction, heal the skin, and lower blood pressure, among others.
Passionflower tea is good for treating insomnia, anxiety, addiction, high blood pressure, eczema, psoriasis, depression, menopause, menstrual discomfort, infertility, and other inflammatory conditions.
Purple Passionflower tea contains Vitexin, a substance known to increase an amino acid known as Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA). GABA blocks or inhibits certain brain signals and decreases activity in your nervous system. It promotes a calming effect on the brain by slowing the overactive mind and calming racing thoughts - you know - the ones you have at 3.00 am when you can't get back to sleep!
Passionflower is generally considered safe when used in food amounts.
Pregnant women SHOULD AVOID Passionflower as it has been known to induce uterine contractions and possibly bring on early labour.
Medical advice should always be sought prior to consuming medicinal herbs and teas, especially during pregnancy or while breast feeding.