21/08/2025
Herb of the Month
Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)
Natural Support for Calm, Sleep & Hormonal Balance
🌸 What Is Passionflower?
A beautiful climbing plant with calming properties, traditionally used to ease anxiety, restlessness, and insomnia. It gently supports the nervous system, especially during times of stress, hormonal change, or nervous exhaustion.
🌿 Key Benefits:
• Promotes relaxation and better sleep
• Helps ease anxiety, palpitations, and tension
• Supports women during menopause and PMS
• Nourishes the nervous system in times of chronic stress
🫖 How to Use:
• Tincture (liquid extract – often combined with other herbs)
• Herbal tea (a soothing bedtime option)
• Capsules (for convenience)
⚠️ Safety Notes:
• Safe for most people in moderate doses
• May enhance sedative medications – check with a practitioner
• Avoid in pregnancy unless advised by a qualified herbalist
🌿 As a Medical Herbalist…
• I often combine Passionflower with other herbs tailored to the individual’s needs—whether to support sleep, soothe menopausal tension, or manage stress-related conditions. Every person is unique, and so should be their herbal prescription
🌱 Looking for Natural Support?
Catherine Wasik BSc Hons Ost; BSc Hons MNIMH – Registered Osteopath & Qualified Medical Herbalist
📍The Rehab Hut, Leigh | The Olive Clinic, Stockton Heath, Warrington | George Morris Physiotherapy, Hindley
🔗 www.herbalosteopathiclife.com and page Herbal Osteopathic Life
📞 [07828261152]
