Botanical Index No. 768

Pansy

viola tricolor

Medicinal Actions

Analgesic, Antiinflammatory, Antioxidant, Antiseptic, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Expectorant, Hemolytic, Laxative, Metabolic Stimulant, Natriuretic, Sedative, Stimulant, Tineacide

Primary Conditions Treated

Demulcent Vulnerary Acne Arrhythmia Asthma Atherosclerosis Boil Bronchosis Cancer Carcinoma Cardiopathy Catarrh Childbirth Cold Conjunctivosis Constipation Cough Cradle Cap Dandruff Dermatosis Dysentery Eczema Endothelioma Enterosis Epithelioma Exanthema Fever Gout Headache Impetigo Induration Inflammation Insomnia Itch Milk Crust Nervousness Pain Palpitation Pertussis Pharyngosis Psoriasis Pulmonosis Respirosis Rheumatism Sarcoma Sclerosis Scrofula Seborrhea Sore Throat Stomachache Tinea Tonsilosis UTI Vulvosis Wart

General Dosage

1–2 tsp flowers/cup water; 1 tbsp infusion 3 ×/day; 1.5 g/cup water up to 3 ×/day; 1 tbsp/cup tea; 5–10 g/liter; one white or yellow flower could provide 20 mg rutin.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. None known. May need the salicylate warning. “Contains saponins, may be toxic in large dose”. As one of my best sources of rutin, this may share some of the many activities of rutin. HH2 still maintains that the flowers contain 23% “Rutoside,” commenting that the highest levels occur in the white and yellow flowers, with less in blue and violet flowers.

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