The Vitamin Clerk explains the benefits of passionflower in coping with prolonged stress and fatigue after COVID.
The COVID pandemic has caused a rise in reported mental health complaints. Very likely you have been personally affected as well. The World Health Organization reported a 25% increase in anxiety and depression worldwide in the first year of the COVID pandemic. At one extreme, many still have difficulty coping with the loss of family.
Other stresses have also persisted. You may have financial distress or feel extreme pressure to perform more at work. Long COVID has been an attributable factor for prolonged fatigue and lack of focus.
These issues have caused more reports of insomnia, anxiety, and cognitive distress.
When not treated we risk compromising our immunity. We may experience pain from a nervous stomach or have persistent bowel irregularities. Further, many of us are likely to eat more fat and sugar-loaded comfort food.
Fortunately, we can turn to medicinal herbs and functional supplements. When we can’t change the cause of our mental symptoms immediately or not at all, we have natural alternatives to help us cope.
Melatonin and GABA are effective but can be habit forming and necessitate increasing the dosage strength when used chronically. Melatonin is good at putting you to sleep but not keeping you asleep. A wiser approach is to take broad spectrum supplements that leverage the synergies of these compounds along with functional herbs.
The genus Passiflora incarnata has long been used in traditional herbal medicine for the treatment of insomnia and anxiety. You can find it used as a sedative tea. It is also commercialized as an analgesic, anti-spasmodic, anti-asthmatic, and parasiticidal.
While it has the ability to calm and induce sleep, it may also reduce anxiety without side effects. Its effects are generally slower but work specifically on the nervous system.
SLEEP RESTORE. Each serving of SLEEP RESTORE combines 20 mg of Passionflower extract along with a dose-sparing amount of melatonin (just 2mg). Passionflower may be a natural GABA-booster (gamma-aminobutyric acid). Scientists believe Passionflower works by increasing levels of GABA in the brain. GABA lowers over activity of brain neurons, making you feel more relaxed. * Click here to explore more supplement information.
Passionflower has a rich profile of functional compounds (or phytonutrients) such as flavonoids (apigenin, luteolin, quercetin) and flavonoid glycosides (vitexin and isovitexin). These compounds are strongly anti-inflammatory and antioxidative.
NOOTROPIC PLUS. Broad spectrum supplements designed for supporting cognitive health increase your chances for a successful resolution of your symptoms. You are taking advantage of their rich multi-nutrient profile rather than just relying on one compound. * Click here to explore more supplement information.
NOOTROPIC PLUS contains DMAE (dimethylethanolamine) along with a blend of herbal extracts, antioxidants and minerals commonly known to support the brain and focus. This proprietary blend includes N-acetyl-l-tyrosine, DHA, GABA, and Bacopa extract which may support increasing neurotransmitter levels like acetylcholine and adrenaline which contribute to focus and energy.
Follow these scientific articles and learn about our understanding of the pharmacology of Passionflower.
- Akhondzadeh, S., et al. (2001). Passionflower in the treatment of generalized anxiety: a pilot double-blind randomized controlled trial ... . Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics , 26 (5), 363–367. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2710.2001.00367.x
- Miroddi, M., et al. (2013). Passiflora incarnata L.: ethnopharmacology, clinical application, safety and evaluation of clinical trials. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 150 (3), 791–804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2013.09.047
- Janda, K., et al. (2020). Passiflora incarnata in Neuropsychiatric Disorders-A Systematic Review. Nutrients, 12(12), 3894. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12123894
- Gibbert, J., e al. (2017). Improvement of Stress Resistance and Quality of Life of Adults with Nervous Restlessness after Treatment with a Passion Flower Dry Extract. Complementary medicine research, 24(2), 83–89. https://doi.org/10.1159/000464342
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