Condition
Treatment Support
expectorant
Application
tea
Violet
(Viola odorata)
Also know as Sweet Violet
Botanical Information
Tufted, stemless perennial creeping herb with cordate-ovate leaves and deep violet fragrant flowers.
Working with Violet
Part(s) Used
Flowers, Leaves
Herb Forms
Bulk herb.
Viola odorata is a common garden plant throughout the world, native to Europe. The leaves and flowers contain compounds that are expectorant and antibacterial, making sweet violet useful in syrups for upper respiratory tract infections such as colds, flu, and bronchitis. Because of its sweet taste and fragrant violet scent, it is a common ingredient of cough syrups, along with such herbs as horehound, maidenhair fern, and wild cherry bark.
Cautions
None known.
Conditions treated with Violet
Condition
Treatment Support
Application
Condition
Treatment Support
expectorant, antitussive
Application
tincture, tea
Condition
Treatment Support
mucus dissolving
Application
tea internally (drunk by the mother)
Condition
Treatment Support
mucus clearing
Application
tea
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The information offered in this database is not intended as a substitute for any that may have been prescribed by your health practitioner or physician.
