Passionflower Extract

Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)

Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) is what I reach for when the mind won’t land. When thoughts loop. When the body is tired but the nervous system refuses to clock out. Acrid and bitter, this vine carries a downward, dispersing intelligence that helps quiet mental chatter and soften the grip of anxious overthinking.

Ruled by Air and guided by Venus, Passionflower moves excess energy—excess thought, excess tension, excess internal noise—without dulling clarity. It has an affinity not only for the nervous system, but for the musculoskeletal system as well, especially when stress shows up as tight shoulders, clenched jaws, or that subtle internal bracing we don’t even realize we’re doing.

It’s especially supportive for those who feel “tired but wired,” who wake between 1–3am with a racing mind, or who carry anxiety in the upper body. Rather than forcing sedation, it gently invites the body back into parasympathetic rhythm. Think of it as a hand on the back saying, you can exhale now.

This is not a heavy sedative. It’s for sensitive, perceptive nervous systems that need help downshifting—not shutting down.

Energetic Architecture

A cooling, dispersing vine that moves excess upward energy down and out, softening mental overactivity and releasing tension held in the upper body.

Tastes: Acrid, Bitter
Organ Systems Influenced: Nervous, Musculoskeletal
Elemental Ruler: Air
Planetary Ruler: Venus

Who it’s for:
• Racing thoughts at night
• Stress-induced insomnia
• Nervous tension that rises upward
• Upper body tightness linked to anxiety

Who it’s not for:
• Deep depletion (Milky Oats may be more appropriate)
• Sluggish, cold, low-energy depression
• Those already heavily sedated by medications

Pairs beautifully with:
Milky Oats for long-term nervous restoration and replenishment after the acute edge has softened.

Ingredients: Distilled water, organic food-grade alcohol, extractives of passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)