Botanic Name

Anemone pulsatilla

Common Name

Pasque Flower, Wind Flower, Meadow Anemone, Passe Flower, Easter Flower ¹

Family

Ranunculaceae

Parts Used

Dired aerial parts ²

Habitat

Limestone pastures in central and northern Europe and in southern Britain ⁴

Constituents

Lactones – ranunculin ²

Protoanemonin ²

Triterpenoid saponins ²

Tannins ²

Volatile Oil ²

Chelidonic and Succinic acids as calcium salts and flavonoids ²

Delphinindin and pelargonidin glycosides in the flower ²

Actions

Antispasmodic ^{2 3}

Sedative ^{2 3}

CNS Depressant ²

Calming and sedative with particular application to pain and inflammation in the reproductive system ⁴

Analgesic ³

Antibacterial ³

Applications

Dysmenorrhoea ^{3 4 2}

Ovarian pain ³

Inflammation and infection of male or female reproductive organs and tissues ⁴

Painful spasmodic conditions of the male or female reproductive system ²

Nervous tension and anxiety particularly menopause or premenstrual ⁴

Painful conditions of the testes ³

Reduces tension reactions and headaches ³

Insomnia ³

General over activity ³

Boils ³

Respiratory infection ³

Asthma ³

Earache ³

Dosage

LE (1:1 25%) 0.1 – 0.3 ml tds ²

Medium Dose Herb

Combinations

For painful periods with Viburnum opulus ³

For skin conditions Echinacea spp. ³

C/I Cautions

Pregnancy and lactation ²

BHP S/I

Acute bronchitis with upper respiratory catarrh ⁵