Passion Flower (apricot vine, corona de cristo, Fleischfarbige, fleur de la passion, flor de passion, maypop, passiflora incarnata, passion vine, purple passion flower, water lemon, wild passion flower)
Classes: Neurology & Psychiatry, Herbals
Suggested dosing of Apricot vine, corona de cristo (passion flower)
General Dosing Guidlines
Dried
0.25-2 g PO TId
Tea
1 cup PO BID-TID and 30 min before bedtime; 0.25-2 g/150 ml water
Liquid Extract
0.5-1 ml PO TID; 1:1 in 25% alcohoL
Tincture
0.5-2 ml PO TID; 1:8 in 45% alcohoL
Anxiety Disorder
Liquid extract: 45 gtt PO daily
Opiate Withdrawal
Liquid extract: 60 gtt PO daily
Suggested uses of Apricot vine, corona de cristo (passion flower)
ADHD, cardiac rhythm abnormalities, generalized anxiety disorder, GI upset, hemorrhoids (topical), insomnia, nervousness/excitability, neuralgias, opiate withdrawal symptoms, pain
Efficacy
Possibly effective for nervous restlessness, anxiety, opiate withdrawal when used in combo with clonidine
Apricot vine, corona de cristo (passion flower) adverse (side) effects
Frequency not defined
Altered consciousness
Ataxia
Confusion
Dizziness
Drowsiness
Liver toxicity
Nausea/vomiting
Pancreas toxicity
Prolonged QT intervaL
Vasculitis
Ventricular tachycardia
Warnings
Contraindications
None reported
Cautions
Concurrent sedative agents
Pregnancy and lactation
Pregnancy category: unsafe
Lactation: avoid use
Pregnancy categories
A: Generally acceptable. Controlled studies in pregnant women show no evidence of fetal risk.
B: May be acceptable. Either animal studies show no risk but human studies not available or animal studies showed minor risks and human studies done and showed no risk.
C: Use with caution if benefits outweigh risks. Animal studies show risk and human studies not available or neither animal nor human studies done.
D: Use in LIFE-THREATENING emergencies when no safer drug available. Positive evidence of human fetal risk.
X: Do not use in pregnancy. Risks involved outweigh potential benefits. Safer alternatives exist.
NA: Information not available.
Pharmacology of Apricot vine, corona de cristo (passion flower)
Metabolism: N/A
Excretion: N/A
Mechanism of action
Apigenin: benzodiazepine receptor agonist
May have some MAOI activity
