Passiflora incarnata
by Adolph von Lippe — Keynotes and Red Line Symptoms of the Materia Medica
Historical reference for practitioners and students. The statements below reflect the named author’s homeopathic teaching and do not establish treatment effectiveness. This text is not medical advice and must not replace appropriate diagnosis or care.
Common name: passion flower.
Given in large doses PASSIFLORA causes spasms and paralysis (C.).
Muscular twitching and nervous excitement of children (Bell., Ign., Mag-P.) (Bl.).
Acute mania (Acon., Bell., Hyos.) (Br.).
TETANUS (Bell., Cupr., Hyos., Hyper., Ign., Nux-V., Strych.) (C.).
TRISMUS (Bell., Cic., Hyper., Nux-V., Op., Strych., Verat.) (C.).
Opisthotonos (Bell., Cupr., Nux-V.) (Bl.).
Puerperal convulsions (Apis, Bell., Canth., Cupr., Ign., Kali-P., Lach., Lyc., Puls., Stram.) (C.).
Delirium tremens (Agar., Ars., Bell., Hyos., Ign., Lach., Nux-V., Plb., Stram.) (Br.).
Spinal meningitis (Apis, Hell., Zinc.) (Bl.).
Hysteria (Apis, Bell., Calc-P., Ign., Lach., Nat-M., Puls., Sep.) (C.).
Violent headache (Bell., Glon.), as if the top of the head would come off (Br.).
Eyes felt as if pushed out (Bell., Com., Ferr-I., Guai., Nat-M., Stram.) (Br.)).
Insomnia resulting front nervousness, mental worry or excitement, or from exhaustion (Gels., Kali-P., Nux-V.) (C.).
Insomnia of the infants (Acon., Bell., Cham.) and the aged (Bar-C.) (Br.).
Flatulence and sour eructations (Carb-V., Lyc., Nux-V.) (Br.).
Painful diarrhœa (Acon., Coloc., Dios.) (Br.).
Asthma (Ars., Blatta, Carb-V., Ferr-P.) (C.).
Whooping cough (Brom., Cocc-C., Dros., Kali-C., Naphth., Sulph.) (Br.).
Nocturnal cough (Con., Hyos., Puls.) (Br.).
Neuralgia (Bell., Mag-P., Sil.) (Br.).
Worm fever (Bell., Cina, Hyos., Merc., Nat-M.) (C.).
AGGRAVATION: From mental worries; from exhaustion; from mental excitement; at night; after a meal; and from nervousness.
AMELIORATION: From remaining quiet.
RELATIONSHIP: Similar to: ACON., Bell., Cham., Dros., Ferr-P., Gels., Hyper., Ign., Kali-C., Lach., Merc., Nux-V., Op., Puls., Sil., Sulph., Verat., and Zinc.