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Description
Wild Pansy Viola tricolor L.
Family: Violaceae.
Other Names: Heartsease; pensée sauvage (French); Feldstiefmütterchen (German); viola del pensiero (Italian).
Description: Wild pansy is an annual or short-lived perennial herb with rounded to heart-shaped leaves, lobed stipules and characteristic three-coloured flowers. It is an exceptionally polymorphic species, and numerous subspecies, varieties and forms have been described. Commercial sources are said to be obtained from V. tricolor subsp. vulgaris (previously V. vulgaris) or subsp. arvensis (previously V. arvensis). The well-known sweet violet (V. odorata) is also of some medicinal interest.
Origin: Europe and Asia. The plant is wild-harvested in the flowering period and is also cultivated.
Parts Used: Dried aboveground parts (Violae tricoloris herba).
Therapeutic Category: Supportive treatment of various skin conditions.
Uses and Properties: Nowadays, the main use of the herb is to treat eczema, impetigo, pruritis and acne. Traditionally, it is an expectorant, diuretic and anti-inflammatory. It is gargled against throat infections and is sometimes used as antitussive, cholagogue, antirheumatic and tonic.
Preparation and Dosage: A tea can be made with 1.5 g of the dried product in 150 mL of water, taken up to three times per day. Poultices of fresh herb or a decoction of 4 g dry herb in 150 mL water can be prepared for external use.
Active Ingredients: The drug contains methyl-salicylic acid and violutoside (the glucosidoarabinoside of salicylic acid methyl ester), numerous flavonoids (including rutin, violanthin, scoparin, vicenin 2, and C-glycosides of vitexin, saponaretin, orientin and iso-orientin), anthocyanins, violaxanthin and derivatives, and coumarins (umbelliferone). Also of interest are mucilage (about 10%), tannins and 5% triterpene saponins with ursolic acid as an aglycone. Viola odorata (sweet violet) contains mucilage, flavonoids and saponins, and has been used as expectorant and as ingredient of skin creams.
Pharmacological Effects: The triterpenes, flavonoids and methylsalicylates exhibit anti-inflammatory and secretolytic effects. These substances would plausibly explain the use of Viola tricolor as an expectorant and antiphlogistic remedy to treat catarrhs and skin inflammations. Clinical studies are needed to confirm the efficacy of the treatments.
Status: Traditional medicine; Comm. E+ (external use).
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Directions
Take 1 capsule, 3 times daily, with meals.
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