Viola herba cum flore

Violae herba cum flore (wild pansy with flowers) is a herbal drug that refers to the dried, flowering, above-ground parts of the wild pansy.

Quality is defined in the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.).

HMPC monograph: Traditional-use: Internal and external: mild seborrheic skin

ESCOP mon ograph: eczema, seborrhea, impetigo, acne, cradle cap, diaper rash (internal and external)
Commission E-monograph: external: mild seborrheic skin diseases; cradle cap

Empirical medicine: supportive for eczema, atopic dermatitis, acne, itching; diaper rash

Flavonoids (calculated after violanthin; the highest content is found in the flowers), anthocyanins, vitexin. Also: essential oil; methyl ester of salicylic acid, mucilage, carotenoids, violaxanthin, sugar, etc.

External: for external use in case of light, seborrheic skin diseases.
Internally: for diseases such as rheumatism, gout and arteriosclerosis; additionally as a light laxative for constipation.

No recommendation; no sufficient clinical data available to justify use

For external use, apply 5-20g/L as an infusion to the lesional area 2-3 times daily.

For internal use as tea: pour a cup of hot water over 3g of crushed drug and consume after meals.

Children < 12 years only after medical prescription.

Allergy to one of the ingredients, in case of external application open wounds, damaged skin, pregnancy and lactation in the absence of data.

Interactions with other drugs are not known.

Laxative-Stada® N, Befelka® oil, Dolexaderm® S ointment, Hernia® tea

1. https://arzneipflanzenlexikon.info/stiefmuetterchen.php
2. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/herbal-monograph/final-community-herbal-monograph-viola-tricolor-l_en.pdf
3. Wenigmann M.(2017) Phytotherapy medicinal drugs phytopharmaceuticals application. Urban & Fischer: 5.109 wild pansy (Viola [tricoloris] herba cum flore) pp 199-220.
4. https://escop.com/wp-content/uploads/edd/2019/03/Viola-herba-cum-flore-ESCOP-2015.pdf.