The tricolor violet is a plant that, depending on the species, can perform several functions: decorative, healing, aesthetic. The decorative beauty is planted in flowerbeds, used in landscape design, the medicinal is part of the fees and is in itself healing. And she just pleases the eye with bright colors.
- Plant description
- The chemical composition of tricolor violets
- Pharmacological properties
- Application and treatment
- Tea
- The juice
- Decoction
- Infusion
- Tincture
- Collection and preparation of raw materials
- Contraindications
Plant description
Violet tricolor also called pansies.
Flowering from May to September (it all depends on the climate). Reproduction - seed.In the wild nature is found on the meadows, edges, priterennyh tree branches.It grows on a very wide territory: from the southernmost latitudes of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, the Far East and Western Siberia to the northern latitudes of Scandinavia. The ornamental plant is planted in flower beds, can be used in landscape flower arrangements.
The chemical composition of tricolor violets
The use of tricolor violet herb in the treatment is due to its composition.
Juice consists of numerous substances:
- flavonoids;
- anthocyanin glycosides;
- saponins;
- insulin;
- carotenoids;
- essential oils;
- vitamin C;
- polysaccharides;
- vitamin C;
- salicylic acid;
- ursolic acid;
- tannins.
At the root there is an alkaloid violaemetin.Pharmacological properties
The pharmacognosy of the tricolor violet gives a detailed description of the therapeutic action.
The tricolor violet, as we shall see, has many healing properties and, of course, is not without contraindications. 
The flavone glycosides contribute to the anti-inflammatory effect of the herb,saponins - dilution of sputum in the bronchi and lungs. Polysaccharides and oils work as an antiseptic for gastric diseases. Not contested and antispasmodic, choleretic effect.
Application and treatment
Recipes for medicines from pure violet formulations are suitable for healing, and they are also introduced into collections. We will look at pure violet recipes. 
Tea
Violet tea is useful for patients with inflammation of the joints, rheumatoid manifestations, those with rickets, broncho-pulmonary diseases, etc.
In sorcery is used as a drug that cleans the blood, diaphoretic, diuretic action. Violet tea is believed to improve renal performance. In Russia, doctors advised the heart to drink tea many times during the day.
- 1 tspherbs pour 1 tbsp. boiling water, insist 15 minutes, drain. Take 1 tbsp. 2-3 times a day.
The juice
Fresh juice should help with impetigo, herpes, pustular rash, aphthous ulcers in the mouth and genitals.
Decoction
Decoction - sedative in case of nervous breakdown, insomnia.
- 1 tbsp. l chopped herbs pour 1 tbsp. boiling water, boil in a water bath for 25 minutes, followed by infusion for 45 minutes and filtering. Reception is triple - 1/2 cup.
Infusion
When coughing, bronchitis, pulmonary diseases drink an infusion of tricolor violets. Also taken for colds, inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys, as a blood cleanser for a variety of skin diseases.
- 1 tbsp. violets pour 1 tbsp. boiling water, close the parchment or foil under the gum and insist. Drink for 3-4 hours.
Infusion is used for diseases of the gums, bad smell from the mouth: rinse your mouth with warm infusion every 4 hours.
If you want, zaparyvayte violet in a thermos: 2 tbsp. l 0.5 liters of boiling water, it costs 2 hours - drink per day.
When coughing, broncho-pulmonary diseases, with problems with urination, with the ovaries take 1/2 cup 2 times a day. 
Pediatricians are advised to bathe babies with skin rashes - for this, an infusion or decoction must be diluted.
Adults should take a bath with psoriasis, eczema.
As an anti-inflammatory infusion successfully used in cosmetology. You can make infusion lotions for seborrhea, in the treatment of ulcers.
Tincture
Tincture - also an effective drug for skin diseases.
- In 100 ml of vodka pour 25 g of grass, insist 10 days without access of light, periodically shaking, strain. Take three times a day for 25 drops.
Collection and preparation of raw materials
Harvest medicine flowering and dried in ventilated areas or outdoors in the shade. You can use the dryer, where to dry the grass at a temperature of not more than 45 ° C.
It is impossible to determine a single time for collecting grass, since it depends on the climate zone. 
Here it is necessary to follow certain rules:
- the stems are cut with a knife
- collect only flowering plants,
- do not collect plants from roads and highways;
- do not collect raw materials near chemical industrial enterprises;
- collect grass outside the village;
- grind before packing for storage, etc.
Contraindications
In the article we talked about the beneficial properties of violets, now turn to contraindications.
Violet tricolor contraindicated in pregnant women and during menstruation, because it increases the bleeding.
Violet treatment is not suitable for people suffering from inflammatory bowel disease, because it can irritate it. If a person suffers from hepatitis, glomerulonephritis, then violet is contraindicated.
With long-term use of large doses, nausea and even vomiting are possible.
If you decide to resort to the means of traditional medicine, get ready for the fact that the effect does not come quickly. Herbal therapy, and the tricolor violet is no exception, it is a long process. But the result will be required!
