Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) is an herb used for anxiety, insomnia and seizures.

The current pharmacologic treatment of seizures has many side effects and 30% of patients have seizures with treatment. Herbal products can be used with drugs and in a study, passionflower extract (Pasipay) was studied against seizures.

At the dose of .4 mg/kg, the passionflower extract (Pasipay) was found to delay the onset of seizures and reduce their duration. At .4 mg/kg, seizure and mortality protection was good.

CONCLUSION: Passionflower extract is a useful treatment for absence seizures. This is believed to be due to GABAergic and opioid effects.

NOTE: Valium is diazepam (a benzodiazepine) and benzodiazepines are known GABA inhibitory receptors. Active flavonoids include homoorientin, orientin, vitexin, and isovitexin.

Read about the use of Nigella sativa in convulsion disorders.

Source http://www.rainbow.coop/library/anticonvulsant-effects-of-passionflower/

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