botanical record · discovered
Pansy
Viola tricolor
Pansy · Wild Violet · Blodeuyn Wyneb Mair · Carl Gerbelins liv-blomster · Caru'n Ofer · Driekleurig viooltje · Echtes Veilchen · European wild pansy · Feld-Stiefmuetterchen · Feld-Stiefmütterchen · Fioled Dauwynebog · Fioled Fraith · Fioled Trilliw · Gewoehnliches Feld-Stiefmuetterchen · Heartsease · Johnny jump up, Heartsease, Heart's delight · Johnny jumpup · Johnny-jump-up
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, US, Spain, Eurasia, UK, Germany
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Alterative, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Demulcent
Science studied: AUROXANTHIN, P-COUMARIC-ACID, FLAVONXANTHIN, GALACTOSE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Violaceae
Scientific name: Viola tricolor
Common names: Pansy, Wild Violet, Blodeuyn Wyneb Mair, Carl Gerbelins liv-blomster, Caru'n Ofer, Driekleurig viooltje, Echtes Veilchen, European wild pansy, Feld-Stiefmuetterchen, Feld-Stiefmütterchen, Fioled Dauwynebog, Fioled Fraith, Fioled Trilliw, Gewoehnliches Feld-Stiefmuetterchen, Heartsease, Johnny jump up, Heartsease, Heart's delight, Johnny jumpup, Johnny-jump-up
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, US, Elsewhere, Spain, Eurasia, UK, Germany.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Alterative
- Cancer
- Cardiotonic
- Demulcent
- Depurative
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Emetic
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- Eruption
- Expectorant
- Purgative
- Rhachitis
- Scrofula
- Skin
- Sudorific
- Syphilis
- Laxative
- Aphrodisiac
- Bronchitis
- Poison
- Tumor
- Cough
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- US
- Elsewhere
- Spain
- Eurasia
- UK
- Germany
Documented cultural uses
- Alterative
- Cancer
- Cardiotonic
- Demulcent
- Depurative
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Emetic
- Eruption
- Expectorant
- Purgative
- Rhachitis
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- Scrofula
- Skin
- Sudorific
- Syphilis
- Laxative
- Aphrodisiac
- Bronchitis
- Poison
- Tumor
- Cough
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- The genome sequence of Viola tricolor L., 1753 (Malpighiales: Violaceae) · 2026 source ↗
- Effect of nano-NPK fertilizer and BAP on growth and flowering of Viola tricolor. · 2026 source ↗
- The effect of salt-drought stress on the growth and physiological characteristics of <i>Viola tricolor</i> seedlings. · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- AUROXANTHIN
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- FLAVONXANTHIN
- GALACTOSE
- GAULTHERIN
- ISOORIENTIN
- MAGNESIUM-TARTRATE
- MUCILAGE
- MYROSINE
- MYRTILLIN-A
- QUERCETIN
- L-RHAMNOSE
- RUTIN
- SAPONARETIN
- SAPONIN
- SCOPARINE
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- TANNIN
- VICENIN-2
- VIOLA-EMETINE
- VIOLANINE
- VIOLAQUERCITRIN
- VIOLAXANTHIN
- 15-CIS-VIOLAXANTHIN
- VIOLIN
- VIOLUTOSIDE
- VITEXIN-MONO-C-GLUCOSIDE
- ZEAXANTHIN
- DELPHINIDIN-TRIGLYCOSIDE
- D-GLUCOSE
- MYRICETIN
- PAEONIDIN
- ARABINOSE
- EO
- GALACTURONIC-ACID
- METHYL-SALICYLATE
- ORIENTIN
- SALICYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- SAPONARINE
- TOCOPHEROL
- VIOLANTHIN
- VIOLEOXANTHIN
- XYLOSE
- SALICYLIC-ACID
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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