It CAN have a relieving, mood-elevating effect in people with mild to moderate depression. We wildcraft these flowers and buds in the fresh, salt air of outer Cape Cod in the first two weeks of July when they are bursting with the beautiful, dark red essential oils and extract the fresh buds immediately. It has been used with reported success at the famed Princeton University Brain Bio Center. I sell a lot of it and have gotten good feedback from customers. But, myself, I really prefer the all-natural herbs that have been promoting sleep for centuries.
Herbs work gently.
Let them overtake your agitated spirit with their slowly enveloping serenity. Give in to them. Let them take you to the Land of Nod. Be at peace. Scullcap and Passion flower are used for many conditions of the nervous system, like palsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, and epilepsy or other seisure-type disorders.