SILVER THOUGHT
viola tricolor
SILVER THOUGHT
viola tricolor
Castilian:
wild
thought
,
Trinity
, suegras and daughters - in - law, the flowers of the
trinity
.
English
: hearts,
Johnny
jump - up, Pansy, Wild Pansy.
Depurative. Skin
diseases
. The
flower
is used against coughs.
Used Part.
The drug (Viola tricoloris herba) consists of the dried flowering tops of Viola
arvensis
Murray and / or Viola tricolor L.
Active Principles.
It contains salicylic acid (0, 06 - 0, 3%) and derivatives such as methyl salicylate and its corresponding glucoarabinósido, called violutósido or violotusina, phenols and other acids such as trans - caffeic acid, cis - and trans -
p
- cumare, Gentisic, protocatéquico and others. It is rich in mucilage (15%) composed of glucose (35%) galactose (33%) arabinose (18%) and rhamnose (8%) and 2, 4 - 4, 5% of tannins. It
has
been several isolated flavonoids: routine violantina, escoparina, saponarina and
C
- heterósidos vitexina, saponaretina, orientina, isoorientina, vicenina - 2 and
a
new flavonoid di -
C
- glucoside, the violarvensina (apigenina - 6 -
C
- beta -
D
- glucopyranosyl - 8 -
C
- beta -
D
- 6 - deoxygulopirano)
Other components are the tannins (2 - 5%) antocionósidos and carotenoids like violoxantina (
a
mixture of 4 geometric isomers) and small amounts of saponins,
ascorbic
acid and alpha -
tocopherol
. Contains cyclic peptide of 29 to 31 waste aminacídicos with 3 disulfide bridges (violapéptido I peptides and Varvara)
According to the RFE, the dried flowering tops must contain at least 1. 5% of total flavonoids, expressed as violantina.
Drug Action.
In folk medicine
has
been used to treat
respiratory
conditions, such as intervening in cases of rheumatism and gout, as well as
a
diuretic, and diaphoretic, among others.
Its diuretic action is disputed, not increase the volume of urine
but
the removal of chloride. In rats
has
shown
activity
on certain models of skin ailments.
Indications.
According to the Commission
E
is indicated for external use for minor ailments and skin
seborrheic
crust milk for
children
.
Contraindications.
Have not been described.
Side Effects.
Have not been described.
Caution / Poisoning.
Have not been described.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
According to the Commission
E
, with another prescription, 1. 5 g of drugs in the form of infusion or decoction, 3 times
a
day, or equivalent doses of other preparations for external use.
According to the Standardzulassung, put 2 teaspoons (about 4 g) of
thought
in hot water (about 150 ml. And, after 10 minutes,
strain
. Unless otherwise prescribing, preparing, several times
a
day, an infusion that will take the form of promotion.
Bibliography.
Fraisse
D
, Carnat
A
Carnat AP. Major constituents from flowering aerial parts of wild pansys. Ann. Pharm. Fr. 2001 59: 119 - 124.
Information:
www.
fitoterapia
. net.
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