Wild pansy, dermatological flowering plant
Unlike the March violet, the wild pansy’s therapeutic career began late in life. No trace of it during Antiquity, some symbolic and ornamental roles in the Middle Ages. The first interest attributed to it dates back only to the 16th century, when the word “thought” appeared. Although most Renaissance authors each gave it its nickname; jaceae ( Matthiole ), flame violet ( Dodoens ), seven colors ( Gessner ), large jaceae (Camerarius ), trinity grass ( Fuchs ), etc. Although the pansy differs in its names, we agree to hold it as an excellent remedy for chronic skin conditions . A little history Matthiole gives it as useful in dyspnea and respiratory disorders. Culpeper and Camerarius...
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