Comment · Tue, May 19, 2020
Ever considered a Passionflower extract?
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Berengersbottle · 12 points
Hey folks!
I found some interesting studies on passionflower displaying sedative qualities. I’ll post one right here:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2941540/
That study has links to a number of other helpful studies as well.
This one seems like it could be a real powerhouse natural extract,so I tried an extract from the vitamin shoppe. (Couldn’t find another vendor) It had some weird effects. Definitely sedative, but also stimulatory, as if my body was sluggish but my mind was kind of racing (i’m sure I consumed caffeine that day so take it as you will). Surprised by the muddled results, I took another cap, which just put me in a bad mood - sedated but now agitated. I repeated this experiment and got the same results. Even more surprisingly, the extract seems to prevent me from falling asleep, which makes 0 sense.
The research and online testimonials make me think that it’s probably a problem with the extract I got (solaray). So I wanted to see if you guys had one in the pipeline.
Thanks!
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Berengersbottle · 5 points
I’m just glad you’ve got it on the list! After visiting a number of different sites, it appeared like the industry at large wasn’t interested in creating a well-designed extract for passionflower. Hope all is well for you and your team while y’all weather the current climate and thanks for your response!
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
The industry as a whole isn't really interested in making quality products that are standardized intelligently and scientifically, unfortunately. I've tried many things in the past that didn't really do anything for me. However, then I tried an intelligently made extract in testing and had awesome effects. So I know the details matter for extracts. I can make a bacopa extract feel totally different than another bacopa extract just by using different cultivars, standardizations, extractions, and post processing. I have no doubt we can make a cool passionflower.