Viola tricolor
Remedy of eczema and impetigo in children with thick crusts on face and scalp. Crusta lactea (milk crust). Impetigo with thick, yellow, pustular crusts. Eczema behind ears. Offensive, cat-like urine. Enuresis.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Viola tricolor (Violaceae) at flowering.
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Keynote Symptoms
Crusta lactea — thick, yellow, pustular crusts on face and scalp of infants. Impetigo. Eczema behind ears with cracks. Offensive urine smelling like cat urine. Enuresis with offensive urine. Skin eruptions with thick, hard crusts and foul-smelling discharge.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull. Sad. Children who are fretful and ill-humored.
General Symptoms
Skin and urinary. Worse from cold, damp, winter. Better from warmth, open air.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Crusta lactea — thick, yellow crusts on scalp. Milk crust in infants. Itching.
Face
Impetigo — thick, yellow, pustular crusts. Eczema of face. Burning, itching.
Ears
Eczema behind ears with cracks and discharge.
Urinary
Urine offensive — smells like cat urine. Enuresis. Frequent urging.
Skin
Eczema with thick, hard crusts. Impetigo. Pustules. Burning and itching. Intolerable itching at night.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, open air
Worse From
Cold, damp, winter, night
Constitutional Type
Infants and children with crusta lactea. Those with eczema and offensive urine.
Clinical Indications
Crusta lactea (milk crust), impetigo, infantile eczema, eczema behind ears, enuresis with cat-like urine, pustular eruptions
Comparative Materia Medica
Vinca minor has scalp eczema with hair loss and matting. Graphites has eczema behind ears with honey-like oozing. Calcarea carbonica has crusta lactea but in fat, sweaty babies. Mezereum has thick crusts with pus underneath.
Safety Information
Camphora, Coffea.
Pansy is non-toxic. Widely grown as an ornamental. Used in folk medicine for skin conditions. Edible flowers used in salads. Safe in all potencies and mother tincture.
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