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Rundown(Summary): Passion flower is a calming, soothing, and readily available herb. It's legal, cheap, and easy to get. It produces a certain amount of some of the same constituents found in Banisteriopsis caapi vine found in the Amazon, like harmala, harmaline, harmine, tetrahydroharmine, harmalol, etc..[11][14][15] It has MAOI properties thanks to these B. caapi-related components, making it able to amplify the effects of other psychoactives just as it does with aiding in the absorption of DMT in ayahuasca mixtures.[11][13][16] Because of its MAOI properties, it is not safe to combine with certain pharmaceuticals..[!] Passion flower herb is used as a sedative, for insomnia, and other related ailments by herbalist, including anxiety.[7][12] It is loaded with a gold mine of different phytochemical medicines. Like all other botanicals, Passion flower contains many chemicals known as phytochemicals, each one having a range of medicinal properties. This means that it contains pharmacologically active chemical components. This is how modern pharmaceuticals exist, however these drugs are better in their natural, un-altered states. Fake drugs just aren't as good.
Fact: Several controlled experiments have demonstrated enhanced sleep in laboratory animals when given passion flower extracts.[5] O.G. observation: It also has oneirogenic properties(dream enhancing) I've always found phytochemical names that are tied to the actual scientific name of the plant to be fascinating. In this case, the name is "passiflorine", a complex phytochemical that is produced by the Passion flower plant. Anyway, passiflorine is sorta like the CBD of Passion flower.. It's a really cool medicinal chemical that is produced by the plant, not laced onto it(there's a lot of confusion about this ever sense "k2".) The truth is, there is an ethnobotanical war raging behind the scenes, and America and the world need your help fighting it. I need you to make sure you're stocking up on non-gmo seeds, live plants, and organic herbs, but making sure to strive for independence, rather than relying on suppliers to keep your needs met.
Nicknames: May-pop;
Classification: Perennial;[4]
Plant Family: Passifloraceae;[2] Genus: Passiflora; Species: P. incarnata
Properties/Medicinal Benefits: Anxiolytic;[1] Antioxidant[3]; Anti-bacterial[4] Sedative;[4] MAOI; Harmala producer(similar or interchangable with Banisteriopsis caapi vine and Syrian Rue)[x] Extracts of this botanical specimen have been tested for their efficacy against Staphylococcus aureus (oxacillin resistance strain) and Escherichia coli.[4] Antispasmodic and Anxiolytic[4] depression, insomnia, and nervous agitation.;[7] Effective anti-bacterial agent;[7]
Mixes well with: MAOI's like Passion Flower can be used to amplify the effects of other substances, herbs, and even narcotics and psychedelics.[x] It can be used as a sort of Banisteripsis caapi light, or "syrian rue light".. in Ayahuasca mixtures, and other botanical infusions. Passion flower is great with psychoactives like Cannabis, Kratom, etc. I spent many years learning about these ethnobotanicals hands on, just like the shamans and the Native Americans did, by recurring administration.. That means that I took the botanicals so much, that I was able to learn new things about them over time, as I payed attention to the subtle changes that were taking place in my mind and body after using them. This is how indigenous cultures did it, trial and observation.[14][12] The hands on approach is a never ending learning experience, and it is a lot of fun. Nothings more interesting to me than drugs and medicine, other than babes as well. Phytochemicals: flavonoids homoorientin, orientin, vitexin, and isovitexin [1] phenolics, flavonoids, alkaloids, and tannins[3] Also: alkaloids, phenols, cyanogenic compounds and glycosyl flavonoids[4] According to academic sources: "the active components in this plant are Cglycosyl flavones based on apigenin and luteolin, while harman alkaloids are found in trace amounts, sugar (sucrose) and trace of volatile oil"[4] Passiflorine[6] Another academic sources shares some other phytochemicals produced by Passion flower with us, which includes: The indole alkaloids (harman, harmin, harmalin, harmol, and harmalol), maltol, and flavonoids (orientin, isoorientin, vitexin, isovitexin, isoschaftoside, schaftoside, isovitexin-2"-O-β-glucopyranoside, and isoorientin-2"-O-β-glucopyranoside)[11] Interesting quote from an academic source on passion flower and its harmaline constituents: "The harmala alkaloid, harmine, which is contained in passionflower, was shown to prolong the circadian period of the mammalian molecular clock".[11]
There are tons of academic studies on the miraculous medicinal benefits that these phytochemicals posses. Keep in mind, that each plant contains numberous pharmacologically active phytochemical components, and that the studies and their findings are broad, being that they encompass more than one phytochemical, ... a range of them rather, and that all of which work synergetically and symbiotically. One study on the "Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of luteolin and its flavone glycosides" states that: "orientin extremely significantly promoted the expression and nuclear translocation of Nrf2 in inflammatory cells (P < 0.01), which resulted in a lower expression of HO-1 (P < 0.01) and a lower level of oxidative stress."[8]
Vitexin and isovitexin: Both components are believed to be the active phytochemicals in many ancient traditional Chinese medicines. Vitexin alone produces: anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory- anti-hyperalgesic, and neuroprotective effects.[10] As sad as it is, the serpent and forces that serve him(freemasons, neo nazi's, and other occult groups[ie satanic temple, skull and bones, etc], do not want self made millionaires to thrive and provide health services, nor do they want people to have or know the truth about real medicine. They want you on pills, and to doubt that there is any credible science behind herbal remedies. The truth however, is that herbal remedies are the real medicine, and you're being poisoned by that serpent on the side of the ambulance. No man made medicine can do what the science is showing these herbal remedies can do. Phytochemicals are their active pharmacological components, and they are heavily researched by scientist.[7][13] Elitism has crept in and is excluding the OG entrepaneur and activist. Welcome to the new socialist America..
All of these are documented on academic databases like PubChem and Google Scholar. I link to them at the bottom of every page. [ Note this is not all of them that exist within the plant, and I never claim to cover every one of them. I try to get as many as possible listed though. ]
Quick note: There are TOXIC varieties of Passion flower out there, so don't think that you can just pick and dry any one you find in the wild and make a mellow tea. Accidental poisonings are a real thing, so use caution. Plant identification can not be done carelessly and un-thoroughly and also in a safe manner.
Warnings: Be careful what you mix MAOI's with, especially diabolical pharmaceuticals. Pharma's should be avoided all together as God doesn't like them. Modern pharmaceuticals are an evolved version of pagan alchemical potions except that molecules have been rearranged and alien drugs are being made, ones that are not designed for the human body, and are being used for evil.
Natural habitat: Indigenous to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas[7]. It is cultivated throughout the world however;
Traditional Preparations: The Passion flower plant was used ceremonially by the Native Americans.[12]
This is likely due to the harmala, harmaline, harmol, harmine, and related maoi phytochemicals that it produces, which are the same ones that Banisteriopsis caapi produces that help other psychoactive substances absorb into your bloodstream, which is why it is used in Ayahuasca.[!]
Related Ethnobotanicals: Banisteriopsis caapi; Bobinsana; Syrian rue;
OG Observation: Not a lot of people mention that it is interchangable with Ayahuasca vine(Banisteriopsis caapi), and or Syrian rue, as they both produce the MAOI alkaloids harmala and harmaline, and related constituents.[11] These compounds amplify the effects of other psychoactives by allowing the body to digest more of them. I personally notice it seems to give me dreams and makes them vivid, and it's definitely not placebo either. This class of substance is referred to as an oneirogen.FYI!: The Ayahuasca vine IS NOT THE SAME THING AS THE AYAHUASCA BREW! Ayahuasca vine(B. caapi) does NOT get you high on its own. It's not even the plant that produces the DMT. I mention this because I know people will misunderstand what they're reading if I am not thorough in my explaining these things. Back when I first started reading the book "Salvia Divinorum, Drugs Of The Dreaming Mind", a book on the real science behind dreams, sleep, and oneirogenic drugs and substances, I observed that micro-doses of Cannabis sativa, coupled with passion flower before sleep, was able to give me incredible vivid, colorful, and lucid dreams. Mind you, this was at a time when I was doing dream practices daily, and was heavily focused on success in my dream life. I still keep a dream log to this day.
Continued.. Anyway, a researcher named Claude Rifat, classifies oneirogens in two categories, one being a "pre-oneirogen"(which he considers Cannabis and Psilocybin to be!), and the other being "true-oneirogens".[17] True oneirogens are the ones that are said to actually stimulate dream activity in the brain, while pre-oneirogens are the ones that stimulate hypnopompic and hypnogogic imagery, which are the two states that transition you from wake to sleep, and sleep to wakefulness.[17] So, there is real science behind oneirogens and ethnobotanical supplements that can assist the mind into dreaming more often, and more enabling you to more easily remember them too.[17]
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Academic citations:
[1] Grundmann, O., Wang, J., McGregor, G. P., & Butterweck, V. (2008). Anxiolytic activity of a phytochemically characterized Passiflora incarnata extract is mediated via the GABAergic system. Planta medica, 74(15), 1769-1773.
[2] See under "Encyclopedia sources"
[3] Michael, H. S. R., Mohammed, N. B., Ponnusamy, S., & Gnanaraj, W. E. (2022). A folk medicine: passiflora incarnata L. Phytochemical profile with antioxidant potency. Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 19(3), 287.
[4] Patil, Anita S. "Exploring Passiflora incarnata (L.): A medicinal plants secondary metabolites as antibacterial agent." Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 4.14 (2010): 1496-1501.
[5] Ngan, Alice, and Russell Conduit. "A double‐blind, placebo‐controlled investigation of the effects of Passiflora incarnata (Passionflower) herbal tea on subjective sleep quality." Phytotherapy Research 25.8 (2011): 1153-1159.
[6] Patel, Sita, Neelesh Verma, and Karunakaran Gauthaman. "Passiflora incarnata Linn: A review on morphology, phytochemistry and pharmacological aspects." Pharmacognosy Reviews 3.5 (2009): 186.
[11] harmala and harmaline MAOI's: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5542920/
[7] See under "Book Citations"
[8] Wang, Wei, Ping He, and Xiao-ming Jiang. "Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of luteolin and its flavone glycosides." (2020): 208-215.
[10] He, M., Min, J. W., Kong, W. L., He, X. H., Li, J. X., & Peng, B. W. (2016). A review on the pharmacological effects of vitexin and isovitexin. Fitoterapia, 115, 74-85.
[14] Patel, Sohan A., et al. "THE MORPHOLOGY, CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AND USES OF PASSION FLOWER: A REVIEW." Pharma Science Monitor 15.2 (2024).
[15] Frye, Abigail, and Catherine Haustein. "Extraction, identification, and quantification of harmala alkaloids in three species of Passiflora." American journal of undergraduate research 6.3 (2007): 19-26.
[16]Marwat, Sarfaraz Khan, and Fazal ur Rehman. "Medicinal and pharmacological potential of harmala (Peganum harmala L.) seeds." Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention. Academic Press, 2011. 585-599.
[7] Swerdlow, Joel L. Nature’s Medicine : Plants That Heal. Washington, D.C., National Geographic Society, 2000.
[12] (Rain 1990) Earthway: A Native American Visionary's Path To Total Mind, Body, And Spirit Health. Book by Mary Summer Rain ISBN-13: 9780671706678
[13] Tyler, Varro E, et al. Pharmacognosy. 1988 (9th Edition) [Page 483]
[14] Heaven, Ross. and Howard G. Charing. Plant Spirit Shamanism: Traditional Techniques for Healing The Soul. Simon And Schuster. 2006.
[17] Toro, G., & Thomas, B. (2007). Drugs of the dreaming: oneirogens: Salvia divinorum and other dream-enhancing plants. Rochester, VT: Park Street Press.
Encyclopedia Sources:
[2] Wikipedia contributors. (2024, October 1). Passiflora. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:39, October 15, 2024, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Passiflora&oldid=1248827650
Other resources:
Botanical.com Passion Flower Page
M.A.P.S. Ethnobotanical Studies By Scholars
PubChem - pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov