Passion Flower
Channels: heart, lung. Flavors: sweet, bitter, sour Temperature: cool
Nourish heart and calm spirit, Nourish yin
Nervine (calms and soothes the nervous system), antispasmodic (relaxes smooth muscle in vessel walls), anodyne (alleviates pain), anxiolytic (reduces anxiety), sedative (promotes sleep), tranquilizing, anti inflammatory
Good for: soothing, calming, and relaxes the nervous system, eases menstrual and stomach cramps, relieves headache, calms an over-active mind, staying asleep, opens us to sleep, increases GABA to keep the brain from being over excited, opens and relaxes the heart