Western Herbalism
Passion Flower
Passiflora incarnata
Also known as Apricot Vine, Grenadille, Maypop, Passion Vine, Passionflower, Passiflora, May Pop, May pops.
Mitigates seizures if taken just before onset Use for childhood seizures TCM=shen stabilizing herb, tonifies heart yin, treats liver yang rising, regulates Qi stagnation and clears internal wind
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Indications what the tradition reached for it in
- Difficulty falling asleep
- Tachycardia
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Colic
- Mild symptoms of mental stress
- Nervous tension
- Nervous digestive upset
- Racing thoughts
- Over-stimulation
- Stress-induced hypertension
- Symptoms of withdrawal
- Restlessness
- Anxiety
- Menstrual cramps
- Agitation
- Insomnia
- Headaches from nervous tension
- Irritability
- Teething pain in children
- Tension
- ADHD symptoms
- Cough
- Cramps
- Depression
- Hypertension
- Muscle spasms
- Pain
- Stress
- Dysmenorrhea
- Sleep disorders
Safety
Pregnancy: Limited safety data in pregnancy
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Dosing as the sources wrote it
| Preparation | As written | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Herbal tea: 0.5-2g dried herb in 150ml boiling water, 1-4x daily | 500-2000 mg | |
| Tincture | Tincture (1:5 50% dried or 1:2 95% fresh): 2-4ml (30-60 drops), up to 4x daily | 2-4 mL |
| Liquid extract | Liquid extract (1:1): 0.5-2ml up to 4x daily | 0.5-2 mL |
| For restlessness and resulting irritability and insomnia, and nervous tension 0.5 -1 g of dried plant equivalent three times daily;(G49) 4-8 g herb daily .(G3) Modern standard herbal reference texts r | 500-1000 mg | |
| For tenseness, restlessness and irritability with difficulty falling asleep: 0.5-2 g of drug three to four times daily | 500-2000 mg | |
| 1 -4 mL of tincture (1 : 8) three to four times daily .(G76) There has been insufficient clinical investigation of P | 1-4 mL |
Doses are reproduced from the sources for practitioners and are not a recommendation for any person.
From the sources
Clinical Notes. Mitigates seizures if taken just before onset Use for childhood seizures TCM=shen stabilizing herb, tonifies heart yin, treats liver yang rising, regulates Qi stagnation and clears internal wind
Action and Therapy. Passiflora is used chiefly in spasmodic affections and as a rest-producing agent. While somewhat hypnotic but acting slowly, it is better as a nerve calmative, rest resulting from its quieting influence, and sleep following in consequence of this rest rather than through any narcotic effect of the drug.
Therapy. In the convulsions of childhood it is a most reliable agent. The writer has given it at the onset of the spasm when the approaching symptoms were unmistakable, and has had the satisfaction of seeing all the symptoms disappear so promptly, that confidence has become established.
Physiological Action. Ott reports a series of experiments to determine the physiological action of passiflora incarnata. As a result he concludes that the agent exercises a depressing influence upon the reflex activity of the spinal cord.
Drawn from King's American Dispensatory, 18th edition (Felter and Lloyd); Ellingwood's American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy; Felter's Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and the Bountiful Herbs editorial.
In formulas
Passion Flower stands in 3 documented formulas in the library, among them Hypertension Support Formula, Anxiety & Stress Relief Formula, Sleep Support Formula.
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