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Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/28/2022 - 08:09
Top Product Attributes

  • Common Name

    Heartsease, Pansy

  • Botanical Name

    Viola tricolor

  • Part Used

    Herb

  • Clinical Summary

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  • Monograph

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  • Alcohol

    25%

  • Dose

    20 to 80mL weekly

Used mostly in the skin, lung and urinary systems. Applications include weeping eczema especially when associated with rheumatic symptoms, bronchial infections, cystitis and autoimmune disease where several of these conditions are combined.

Main Product Attributes
A guide to Heartsease and its properties

  • Traditional Use

    Heartsease, also known as pansy, has traditionally been used for a range of ailments. The common name heartsease is reference to the use of the flowers in diseases of the heart and other names, such as love-lies-bleeding and love-in-idleness, refer to its folk use in love potions. As an expectorant, it is employed in inflammatory respiratory conditions such as bronchitis, tracheitis and asthma and has an anti-inflammatory action useful in skin disorders such as eczema and cradle cap. Heartsease has also been used historically in cases of insomnia, nervous strain and epilepsy and as a diuretic and cholagogue. The flowers of heartsease have also been used to make a natural plant dye, yielding a yellow-green colour.

  • Actions

    Anti-inflammatory, alterative, expectorant, diuretic, laxative, antirheumatic

  • Indications

    •    Respiratory disorders, including asthma and bronchitis
    •    Nervous tension, insomnia
    •    Blood sugar regulation
    •    Inflammatory skin conditions, such as eczema and seborrhoeic dermatitis
    •    Oxidative stress and inflammatory disorders
    •    Potential use in cancer and infections

  • Energetics

    Moist, neutral

  • Use in Pregnancy

    Heartsease appears to be safe in pregnancy, but use should be monitored.

  • Contraindications & Cautions

    Caution is warranted in patients with glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency after a case of haemolysis was reported in a nine month old infant with this condition after ingestion of an infusion of heartsease.

  • Drug Interactions

    None known.

  • Dietary Information

    Vegan friendly. Gluten and dairy free

  • Substitutes

    Red Clover, Nettle, Clivers, Sarsaparilla, Echinacea, Yellow Dock, Poke Root, Calendula, Burdock, Dandelion Leaf