PANSY VIOLA TRICOLOR

PANSY (Viola tricolor L.) ++

Synonym :
V. tricolor var. hortensis DC. Can be substituted for V. odorata L.(FEL).

Activities (Pansy) :
Analgesic (1; CEB; WAM); Antiinflammatory (1; PHR; PNC); Antioxidant (1; PHR); Antiseptic (1; CEB); Demulcent (1; WAM); Depurative (f; FAD; FEL; KAB); Diaphoretic (1; HH2); Diuretic (1; FAD; HH2; PNC); Emetic (f; WOI); Expectorant (f; FAD; PNC); Hemolytic (1; HH2; PH2); Laxative (f; FAD; PHR; PH2; WOI); Metabolic Stimulant (f; PHR); Natriuretic (1; HH2; PH2); Sedative (f; FAD); Stimulant (f; KAB); Tineacide (f; KAB); Vulnerary (1; APA).

Indications (Pansy) :
Acne (1; APA; HH2; PHR; PH2); Arrhythmia (f; FAD); Asthma (f; FAD); Atherosclerosis (f; HH2); Boil (f; DEM); Bronchosis (f; PNC); Cancer (f; JLH); Carcinoma (f; JLH); Cardiopathy (f; FAD); Catarrh (1; FEL; HH2; PHR; PH2); Childbirth (f; HH2); Cold (f; HH2; PHR; PH2); Conjunctivosis (f; MIC); Constipation (f; FAD; PHR; PH2; WOI); Cough (f; DEM); Cradle Cap (1; PH2; WAM); Dandruff (1; APA); Dermatosis (2; APA; KAB; PH2; PHR; WAM); Dysentery (f; KAB; WOI); Eczema (1; FAD; HH2; PHR); Endothelioma (f; JLH); Enterosis (f; FEL); Epithelioma (f; JLH); Exanthema (f; HH2; PHR; PH2); Fever (1; FAD; HH2; PHR; PH2); Gout (f; HH2); Headache (f; DEM); Impetigo (f; HH2; PHR; PH2); Induration (f; JLH); Inflammation (1; PH2; PNC); Insomnia (f; FAD); Itch (f; HH2; PHR); Milk Crust (2; HH2; KOM; PHR; PH2; PIP); Nervousness (f; FAD); Pain (1; CEB; WAM); Palpitation (f; FAD); Pertussis (f; PHR; PH2); Pharyngosis (f; PHR; PH2); Psoriasis (1; PH2); Pulmonosis (f; HH2); Respirosis (1; APA; PHR; PH2); Rheumatism (f; KAB; PNC); Sarcoma (f; JLH); Sclerosis (f; JLH); Scrofula (f; HH2); Seborrhea (2; FEL; KOM; PHR; PH2; PIP); Sore Throat (1; FAD; HH2; PH2; WAM); Stomachache (1; WAM); Tinea (f; KAB); Tonsilosis (f; JLH); UTI (f; PH2); Vulvosis (f; HH2; PHR; PH2); Wart (2; CEB; PHR).

Dosages (Pansy) :
1–2 tsp flowers/cup water (APA; WIC); 1 tbsp infusion 3 ×/day (5–10 g herb/liter hot tea) (HH2); 1.5 g/cup water up to 3 ×/day (KOM; PIP); 1 tbsp/cup tea (PH2); 5–10 g/liter (PH2); one white or yellow flower could provide 20 mg rutin.

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Pansy) :
Class 1 (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). None known (KOM; WAM). May need the salicylate warning (0.3% salicylic acid) (APA). “Contains saponins, may be toxic in large dose” (FAD). As one of my best sources of rutin (up to 20 mg rutin per edible pansy flower, needs to be verified), this may share some of the many activities of rutin. HH2 still maintains that the flowers contain 23% “Rutoside (Rutin, Viola-Quercitrin),” commenting that the highest levels occur in the white and yellow flowers, with less in blue and violet flowers.