Passionflower - A remedy for insomnia

Passiflora has other names such as chùm bao, dây nhãn lồng, dây lưới, mắm nêm, dây bầu đường, mỏ pỉ, quánh mon (Tay), co hồng tiên (Thai), tây phiên liên.

Passiflora, also known as passionflower, is a climbing vine with a soft, hollow stem covered in sparse hairs. Its leaves are alternate, three-lobed, with fine hairs on the edges and surfaces, and tendrils that curl. The flowers are white with a pale purple center and filamentous appendages. The fruit is a yellow berry, edible.

The plant grows naturally in forest edges and hills. Many other species are also used, such as Passiflora incarnata (Southern Passiflora), Passiflora incarnata (Western Passiflora), and Passiflora incarnata (Egg Passiflora).

Passionflower is used as a sedative to treat insomnia and nervous exhaustion. People often boil the young shoots and eat them in the afternoon or a few hours before going to bed. The common form is a sweetened liquid extract, prepared as follows:

50g of passionflower, 30g of Vitex negundo leaves, 10g of mulberry leaves, 2.2g of lotus seeds, 90g of sugar, enough water to make 100ml, benzoic acid for preservation, and enough alcohol to dissolve the benzoic acid. Take 2-4 tablespoons daily, 1-2 teaspoons for children. Drink before bedtime as a sedative, to induce sleep, and to treat anxiety and restlessness.

Treatment for neurasthenia: Use 8-10g of passionflower vine and leaves, decoct and drink before going to bed.

To treat dermatitis and scabies: Boil passionflower leaves in water and use the resulting liquid for bathing.

Additionally, passion fruit is used to make a refreshing and nutritious drink. Here's how to make it: Take 0.5 kg of ripe fruit (the riper the better), cut it in half, remove the pulp, and squeeze and filter to extract the juice. Dissolve 250g of white sugar in one liter of boiled and cooled water. Pour the fruit juice into the sugar water and mix well. Passion fruit juice has a distinctive aroma, a slightly sour taste, and is rich in vitamins, especially vitamin B2.

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