Steinmetz:Viola

Viola canina

Also known as (or relevant to) Viola canina Family Violaceae English Names Dog's Violet Natural Habitat Europe Part(s) Used Radix Violae caninae

Constituent(s) violin Action expectorant

Viola odorata

Also known as (or relevant to) Viola odorata Family Violaceae English Names Blue Violet Sweet Violet Natural Habitat temperate parts of Europe (including Great Britain) Northern Asia North America Part(s) Used Flores Violae odoratae = Flores Violorum Herba Violae odoratae Radix Violae odoratae

Constituent(s) flower: violin viola-quercitrin cyanin (colouring matter) gum salicylic acid mucilage sugar; herb: acids violin saponin; root: violin (viola-emetin) saponin salicylic acid essencial oil (containing methylsalicylate) Action flower: aperient expectorant nervine sedative emollient antiseptic; herb: sudorific antiseptic emollient; root: expectorant emetic purgative used for the same purposes as Radix Ipecacuanhae

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book

Viola tricolor vulgaris (arvensis)

Also known as (or relevant to) Viola tricolor vulgaris (arvensis) Family Violaceae English Names Heart's Ease Wild Pansy Natural Habitat Europe Asia Minor North America South America Siberia North Africa Part(s) Used Flores Violae tricoloris = Flores Jaceae Herba Violae tricoloris = Herba Jaceae Radix Violae tricoloris = Radix Jaceae

Constituent(s) gaultherin viola-quercitrin (yellow colouring matter) violanin (blue colouring matter) mucilage salicylic acid violin resin saponin sugar tannin bitter principle Action flower: diuretic depurative purgative emetic sudorific alterative expectorant antibronchial; herb: cardiac-tonic emetic diuretic laxative cooling demulcent sudorific alterative depurative; root: emetic