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Viola tricolor is a homeopathic remedy. It is made from the wild pansy, also called heartsease. In homeopathy it is used mostly for crusty, itchy skin rashes, above all in children.
A homeopathic remedy is made by diluting a plant again and again. Each step thins the mix and shakes it. At 30C, so little of the plant is left that there is almost certainly none at all.
Trials have not shown that it works better than a dummy pill (placebo). A long history of use is not proof that a thing works. The plant is old in European folk medicine, but tradition and proof are two separate matters.
There is no known way for this remedy to act on the body. At 30C no plant matter is left to do anything.
Homeopathy works from a rule called "like cures like". The idea is that a substance which causes signs in a well person can ease those same signs in a sick one. This is a belief inside the system, not a tested fact.
When people feel better, the likely reasons are simple. Many skin and urine complaints clear up on their own. Placebo effect and the care of a kind listener can also play a part.
Most people take Viola tricolor as small sugar pills. Liquid dilutions and drops are also sold.
The label shows a potency, such as 6C, 30C or 200C. The number tells you how many times the plant was diluted. A higher number means more dilution, not more strength in the normal sense.
The mother tincture is a different thing. It is marked Ø or MT and still holds real plant matter. Creams and ointments made from it are sold for use on the skin.
Wild pansy has a long record in European folk medicine. Herbalists used it for crusty rashes, itchy skin and children's scalp complaints.
It entered homeopathy in the 1800s, in the era of Samuel Hahnemann and the early provers. It has stayed a minor remedy there.
Its main homeopathic picture is thick crusts on the scalp and face, with itching. Old texts also link it to cloudy, strong-smelling urine.
See a doctor if a rash spreads fast, weeps pus, or comes with a fever. Also get help if a baby's scalp rash bleeds, smells bad or covers a wide area.
Get urgent help for swelling of the lips, face or tongue, or for trouble breathing after taking any remedy. That may be a severe allergic reaction.
Book an appointment if burning on passing urine, cloudy urine or bedwetting is new, or lasts more than a week or two.
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