Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Heartsease

Plant

Family

Violaceae

English

Heartsease, Come-and-cuddle-me, European wild pansy, Heart’s ease, Heartease, Heart's delight, Heart's ease, Heatsease, Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, Johnny-jump-up, Love-in-idleness, Pancy, Pansy, Pansy violet, Three-color violet, Three faces in a hood, Tickle-my-fancy, Trinity violet, Viola tricolor, Violet, Wild pansy, Wild violet

Latin

Viola tricolor Linne, Viola tricolor var. hortensis Candolle, Viola tricolor ssp. tricolor

Plantparts

Aerial part, Flower, Flowering herb, foliage, Fresh leaves, Herb, Leaf, Roots, Unspecified, Whole herb

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

100-day cough, Abscess, Abscesses, Ache, Aches, Acne, Acne vulgaris, Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Alleviating, Analgesic, Angina, Anodyne, Antalgic, Anti-abscess, Anti-acne, Antianginal, Anti-arteriosclerotic, Antiarthritic, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-atherosclerotic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-eczemic, Anti-fatigue, Anti-gout, Antiherpetic, Antiinflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, Anti-Rheumatic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antisyphilitic, Aperient, Arteriosclerosis, Arteriosclerotic vascular disease, arthritis, Arthrosis, articular rheumatism, Assist healing of wounds, asthma, Atherosclerosis, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, baktericidal, Blackhead, Bladder dysfunction, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, Boils, Brittleness of the bones, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, Calmative, Calming of nerves, cardiac conditions, Cardiac diseases, cardiac problems, Cardiac troubles, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular diseases, care of the skin, Cataplasm, catarrh of the bladder, catharic, Cathartic, chill, Chills, cholagogic, Cholagogue, Chronic pain, Cleanses the blood, cleansing the skin, cold, colds, colic, Common cold, compress, conjunctivitis, convulsive state, cough, Coughing, Coughs, cradle cap, Cramp, Cramps, Cutaneous conditions, Cutaneous Eruptions, Demulcent, depurant, Depurative, dermatitis, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, diaorrhea, Diaphoretic, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, Difficult urination, diseases of the respiratory tract, Disinfectant, disorder of the heart, disorders in the respiratory passages, diuretic, Dry and unproductive coughs, dry cough, dry coughs, Eczema, Emetic, emollient, Emollients, eruption, excema, exhaustion, expectorant, Expellant of bile, Expellant of phlegm, Eye irritation, faintness, Fatigue, feebleness, fomentation, General inflammation, General inflammations, Good for skin, Gout, hacking cough, Hardening of the arteries, hardning of the arteries, Head colds, healing, healing cuts, Healing wounds, heals sores in the head, heal wounds, heart complaints, heart conditions, heart disease, Heart diseases, heart disorder, heart disorders, heart problems, heart trouble, Herbal tonic, Herpes, hidrotic, Icterus, imbalanced bladder function, impetigo, Induce sweating, induce vomiting, Infected sore throats, Inflamed skin conditions, Inflammation, inflammation in general, Inflammation of the pharynx, inflammation of the skin, inflammation of the throat, inflammations, Inflammations in general, Inflammed joints, Irritated eyes, Ischuria, itching rash, itching skin eruption, jaundice, Joint inflammation, Joint inflammations, Languidness, Languor, Lassitude, Laxative, Listlessness, measles, miction distress, mitigating, Moisturizers, Morbilli, movements of the bowel, Mucolytic agent, Neonatal seborrhoeic dermatitis, nerves, Osteoporosis, Pain, painful disorders, painkiller, pain relief, pain relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, palliative, Pectoral, Perfect skin, Pertussis, pharyngitis, pimples, pinkeye, poultice, promotes healing of wounds, promoting metabolism, Psoriasis, purgative, purify blood, Purify skin, purify the blood, quinsy, rachitis, Rash, Rashes, Red measles, relaxes the nervous system, relax spasms, Respiratory affections, Respiratory ailments, respiratory catarrh, respiratory complaints, Respiratory disease, Respiratory diseases, respiratory disorders, respiratory illness, retention of urine, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatic pain, rheumatism, Rheumatoid arthritis, rickets, Rubeola, running sore, scabies, Scrofula, Scrofulosis, sedative, Seven-year itch, Skin-care, Skin cleansing, Skin complaints, Skin conditions, skin disease, Skin diseases, skin disorders, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, skin impurities, skin inflammation, skin inflammations, Skin itching (scabies), skin problems, skin problems in general, skin rashes, skin tonic, sleeping medicine, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, sore skin, sore throat, spasm, Spasmolytic, Spots, sudorific, suppurating wound, sweat-inducing, Syphilis, throat infections, throat inflammation, Throat pain, Tiredness, to cleanse the blood, Tonic, Tonsillitis, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Urinary retention, urine retention, Used as an antiseptic, Used in the treatment of cough, vomitive, Vulnerary, weakness, weariness, Whooping cough, wound healing, Wound repair, Wounds healing

Cancer

Anticancer (Lung), cancer of larynx, Cancer of the larynx, cancer of the throat, cancerous lesions, cancerous sore, Cancerous ulcer, Cancerous Ulcers, laryngeal cancer, Laryngeal carcinoma, Larynx cancer, Lung cancer, Lung carcinoma, throat cancer

Homoeopathically uses

dry coughs, homoeopathically use, Homoeopathically uses, respiratory illness, skin complaints, various skin problems

Warnings

can cause vomiting, May cause Vomiting

Foods

tea substitute

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Ingredients

 abrotine, alkaloid, Alpha-Tocopherol, Anthocyanin, antiseptic properties, Arabinose, ascorbic acid, Avicularin, Calcium, calcium salt, carotenoid, compounds of salicylic acid, Coumaric-Acid, coumarin, D-Glucose, Dyes, essential oil, Flavin, flavonoid, Galactose, gaultherin, Gentisic acid, glucose, Heptanoic acid, Hydrogen cyanide, magnesium, Magnesium salt, methyl salicylate, mineral, mucilage, myrocin, odoratin, P-Coumaric acid, Phytol, Quercetin, Rhamnose, rutin, salicin, salicylate, salicylic acid, salt, saponin, Scoparin, sugar, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents, Tocopherol, Umbelliferone, violanine, violaxanthin, Violin, Violutoside, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Xylose, yohimbine, Zeaxanthin

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0132

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