پیشن فلاور · Passiflora incarnata
Mixed evidence
Small trials suggest it calms pre-procedure nerves. Longer-term evidence is thin.
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A climbing plant used traditionally for restlessness and sleeplessness, common in European herbal sedatives.
The most consistent findings come from an unusual setting: several trials found it reduced anxiety before surgery or dental work about as well as a low dose of a prescription sedative, without as much drowsiness. For generalised anxiety over weeks the evidence is much thinner. Useful signal, narrow application.
Trials used 260 to 700 mg of extract, often as a single dose before a stressful event, or 45 drops daily of a tincture in longer studies.
Recorded because a person who has decided to try something will find a number somewhere, and a forum's number is worse than a trial's. It is not a recommendation, and the right amount for you depends on things only a doctor who knows your history can weigh.
Drowsiness and dizziness; do not combine with alcohol or sedatives, and take care driving. Avoid in pregnancy - it may stimulate the uterus. Stop before surgery unless your anaesthetist knows.
Usually found inside imported combination sleep and calm products rather than sold alone.
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