Botanical Index No. 1013

Sweet Violet

viola odorata

Medicinal Actions

Antibacterial, Antiinflammatory, Antimycotic, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antitussive, Cerebrosedative, CNS Depressant, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Expectorant, Fungicide, Hemolytic, Hypnotic, Hypotensive, Laxative, Myorelaxant, Secretolytic, Sedative, Analgesic, Anorexigenic

Primary Conditions Treated

Acarifuge Aperient Demulcent Emollient Nervine Adenopathy Ague Anemia Aposteme Arthrosis Asthma Bacteria Bile Bleeding Bronchosis Bruise Calculus Cancer anus breast colon intestine joint mouth sinew stomach throat tongue uterus Cardiopathy Catarrh Chlorosis Cholecystosis Conjunctivosis Constipation Cough Cramp Dermatosis Dyspnea Dysuria Eczema Enterosis Epilepsy Exanthema Fever Fungus Glossosis Gout Gravel Headache Hemorrhoid High Blood Pressure Hoarseness Hypochondria Hysteria Induration Infection Inflammation Insomnia Jaundice Leukemia Lupus Malaria Migraine Milk Crust Mucososis Mycosis Nephrosis Nervousness Neurosis Ophthalmia Pain Pertussis Pharyngosis Pleurisy Pneumonia Proctosis Pulmonosis Quinsy Respirosis Rheumatism Sarcoma Sclerosis Scrofula Sore Throat Stomatosis Stone Syphilis Ticks Typhoid Typhus Tuberculosis Uterosis VD Water Retention

General Dosage

1 heaping tsp flower/cup tea 1–2 ×/day; 2 tsp flower in cold or hot tea; 1 g rhizome; 4–5 g root.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1. Regulated in the U.S. as an allowable flavor only in beverages. Large overdoses may impair circulation, causing dyspnea, gastrosis, and nervousness.

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