VIOLET
VIOLET
English
:
Violet
.
French:
Violette.
From the
family
of violacé.
The
flower
is used to soften the cough and fluid secretions in the airways.
Sudorific
. The result is vomitiva.
Description:
perennial herb, acaule, about 15 cm. tall. Simple leaves, whole, with long petioles, suborbiculares, with the margin crenate. Flowers axillary, long - Mushroom; 5 sepals, 5 petals, uneven, and fragrant
violet
. Capsular fruit, indehiscent.
Source
.
Natural
Mediterranean, China and Japan. Naturalized in
Central
Europe. Cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions around the world.
Location.
Barely grown at
home
.
Pharmacological action:
Without therapeutic effects verified.
Other properties attributed.
Flowers:
respiratory
ailments,
headaches
, fevers, topically,
Flores
: ulcers, fistulas and sores. Roots:
bronchitis
and emetic. Seeds: diuretic. Leaves: anti - inflammatory and emollient (skin and eyes) The whole plant is used to treat ulcers and
stomach
cancer
.
Warnings.
Reported cases in which there have been
nervous
disorders
,
circulatory
and even death by overdose of the content of the roots.
Other Uses.
In the industry of perfumery and
cosmetics
and ornamental; for obtaining
a
useful industrial dye.
Components.
Across the floor there is an
essential
oil with
iron
, benzyl
alcohol
, eugenol and monadienol.
Bibliographic references.
Agete,
F
. The
violet
. Rev. Agricult 19 (3) 34 - 39, 936.
Fuentes, V. et al. phenological studies on medicinal plants. Rev Cubana Farm 28 (3) 235 - 241, 1986.
Kresanek, J. Healing plants. New York. Dorset Press. 1989.
P
. 223. Liogier,
H
.
A
. Medicinal plants from Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
San Juan
. Latin
American
editions, 1990.
P
. 566.
Madueño, M. B. Cultivation of medicinal plants. Madrid. Ed. Ministry of Agriculture, 1966,
P
. 494.
Messegué, M. M. My
herbal
health
. Barcelona: Plaza y Janes, 1985,
P
. 223. Ocampo, R.
A
. Gardens for
health
. Carthage: Inst. Tec. of Costa
Rica
, 1986,
P
. 34.
Thomson, W.
A
.
A
.
A
Practical Guide illustrated medicinal plants. Barcelona. Ed. Blume, 1981.
P
. 220.
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