Passion Flower

Benefits of Passion Flower

• Used to treat anxiety and insomnia

• Helps with pain

• Regulates heart rhythm

• Alleviates menopause symptoms

• Heals burns

• Reduces stress

• Has been used to treat seizures

• Helps lower blood pressure

• Reduces insulin levels

• Reduces inflammation

• Protects skin cells

The Passion Flower is the flower of Jesus.

“1) The five petals and five sepals of the plant were said to represent the 10 apostles (leaving out Judas, the betrayer of Jesus; and Peter, because he denied knowing Christ).

2) The purple corolla has approximately 72 filaments, which reportedly was the number of thorns in Jesus’ crown.

3) The three prominent stigmas of the plant were said to represent the nails used on the cross

4) The five stamens were claimed to symbolize the number of wounds in Jesus’ hands. *Catholics and natives living in South and Central America still call the plant the “flower of the five wounds.”

5) The lance-like leaf lobes were explained as being symbolic of the spear that punctured Jesus’ side

6) The dark spots under the leaves are said to symbolize the 33 pieces of silver paid to Judas to betray Jesus.

7) The flowers die after a single day – the time Jesus spent on the cross.” -Hope Stories