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Passionflower is edible and medicinal. edible , The delicious fruit and flowers can be eaten raw or cooked in jellies, jams, young leaves are used as a cooked vegetable or eaten in salads. There is scientific evidence of the medicinal constituents of this herb. Recent studies have pointed to the flavonoids in passion flower as the primary constituents responsible for its relaxing and antianxiety effects.
In contemporary practice, both common skullcap and Chinese skullcap are used as remedies for anxiety, nervous tension, pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS), insomnia, stress headaches, muscle spasms, seizures, and epilepsy. In addition, each herb is used for a variety of other conditions, and even in these conditions they are used differently.
Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) is currently known best as a herbal sedative. By reducing tension, skullcap may contribute to lower blood pressure. Skullcap is also used as a remedy for exhaustion, convulsions, menstrual cramps, and as a treatment for withdrawal from alcohol and tobacco. The herb may be taken as a bitter tonic to boost digestion. Skullcap is also sometimes used as a remedy for hiccups, hangovers, and asthma.
A "hop" flower is a green cone around the female flower of the hop plant. Inside the hops are golden grains that form a sticky greenish yellow to organ-yellow powder. Hops have been used for centuries to flavor beer, but they have been used even longer to aid sleep and to reduce libido.
Hops are sedating, but the chemicals responsible for this effect (humulone and lupulone) are strongest after an aging process of about 6 months to 2 years, which is the time required for them to form their sedative chemicals. Fresh hops provide bitters that stimulate digestion; these bitters are also found in the aged herb. In folk medicine, washes made with hops and waters are often used to treat sores and skin injuries. Hops teas are also used to relieve the pain of bladder infections.
The California Poppy plant, Eschscholzia californica, is a close relative of the traditional opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. Like it's close cousin, the species is valued for its sedative, analgesic, and antispasmodic properties. It's a valuable ally for treating anxiety, pain and sleeping difficulties.
L-Theanine is an amino acid found in green tea. Both nutrients have a calming effect. L-theanine reduces stress and anxiety without the tranquilizing effects found in many other calming supplements.
As it is digested in your small intestine, L-theanine stimulates your brain's production of alpha waves, which make you feel relaxed but alert and not drowsy. L-theanine also helps you stay relaxed by stimulating your body to produce other calming amino acids, such as dopamine, GABA, and tryptophan.
Apigenin is described as a nonmutagenic bioflavonoid which is presented in leafy plants and vegetables and has significant chemopreventive activity against UV-radiation. Current research trials indicate that it may reduce DNA oxidative damage; inhibit the growth of human leukemia cells and induced these cells to differentiate; act as an anti-inflammatory; and as an anti-spasmodic or spasmolytic.