Passiflora incarnata makes breaking addiction to opiates more bearable
If addicted opiate users are undergoing withdrawal treatment, supplementation with an extract of Passiflora incarnata reduces the symptoms of withdrawal . Psychiatrists at Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran published a small human trial in 2001 in which they tried to help 65 opiate users overcome their addiction. They gave all subjects clonidine for 2 weeks to reduce the side effects of withdrawal. Some of them also used 60 drops of a liquid supplement containing Passiflora incarnata every day. The researchers do not provide details about the product. Results The subjects who received Passiflora incarnata in addition to clonidine suffered as much from the physical effects of withdrawal as the subjects who only took clonidine. However, supplementation did reduce the mental effects of withdrawal - and consequently the overall withdrawal scores Conclusion Supplementation with Passiflora incarnata did not reduce physical withdra...