The dopamine and serotonin systems are believed to be involved in the antidepressant property of tulsi 97,98. A narrative study about the role of viola odorata as. It stimulates perspiration, in the manner of pleurisy root or pennyroyal, and is diuretic. The effect of viola odorata flower syrup on the cough of children.
Viola tricolor herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. It has a beautiful fragrance and also several herbal uses. It is native to europe south of the alps and west into france, but. Monotropsis odorata monotropsis like montropa from its physical appearance being similar to the genus monotropa.
Heartshaped leaves with slightly serrated edges are edible, and tasty when cooked like spinach. Sweet pinesap is a rare, herbaceous perennial wildflower with a geographic distribution in the southeastern united states. The accounts of their uses abound for all the violets. Banafsha viola odorata linn is an important medicinal plant in the unani system of medicine usm due to its multiple therapeutic properties. Viola odorata herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients.
Asteraceae is a scrambling perennial shrub that originated in the americas, but is now common in subsaharan africa, asia and oceania, where it has become a serious weed. The present study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of various extracts of viola odorata against selected respiratory tract pathogens i. Based on itm manuscripts, one of the most cited and widely recommended medicinal herbs to treat insomnia is viola odorata 9, 10. Violaceae violet family medicinal use of sweet violet. Such similarities in the crosscultural usage of the traditional plant remedies are a strong indication of the bioactivity potential of the documented plant. This page was last edited on 11 september 2018, at 06. It is native to north america, from florida and texasto mexico and the caribbean, and has been introduced to tropical asia, west africa, and parts of australia. Viola odorata plant growing guide how to grow sweet violet. Viola odorata article about viola odorata by the free. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in viola tricolor. Ordinary violet, common blue violet, sweet violet, garden violet various wild violets pictured violet herbal use an edible herb, the flowers and leaves of violet are made into a syrup used as an herbal remedy for respiratory ailments associated with congestion, coughing, and sore throat. The beautiful purple flowers grew out into the yard nearby little by little each year until the early spring grass was riddled with purple.
Violaceae an order most members of which contain emetin. How viola odorata is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Antimirobial effects of chromolaena odorata on some human. It is a safe and reliable menstrual stimulant when flow begins late, is scanty, and there are clotty cramps. Violet flower is an important addition to your medicine chest during the cold and flu season. They suggest that the leaf extracts of the plants were found to be comparable with aspirin in reducing pyrexia in animals, and that a significant reduction in. The decoction of the roots is used against fever of gonorrhoea, pneumonia, chest pains. Objective viola odorata as medicinal plant is used as poultice for treatment of headache, cough, colds, bronchitis, and fever in different traditional medicines. Ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological profile of genus viola naveed muhammad1, muhammad saeed1, abdul aleem awan1,2. Deliciously scented, viola odorata sweet violet is an indispensable perennial for the shade garden.
The antibacterial and phytochemical aspects of viola odorata linn. The stem bark contains histamine or chemically related substance responsible for lowering high blood pressure. Traditional use of medicinal plants in southcentral zimbabwe. Pdf sweet violet also known as the viola odorata, blooms in continental climate conditions. Sweet violet viola odorata l handbook of medicinal herbs. Materials and methods collection of samples the medicinal plant used in this study was the leaves chromolaena odorata siam weed. A syrup of the flowers can soothe an irritated and hot throat. It occurs more often in north carolina and virginia and rarer in the remaining states. It is best to grow sweet violets and other viola odorata from seed outdoors. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in viola odorata. How to grow viola odorata plants guide to growing sweet violet and english violets. For early stages of cancer flewi nwel is boiled with tabak djab pluchea odorata, ti patat ruellia tuberosa, chadon benni eryngium foetidum the whole plant with roots, and a planten leaf plantago major. Much of the american use of violets stems from the european herbal tradition. Sweet violet viola odorata overview, health benefits, side.
An example that was proven by research was that viola odorata contains phenolic glycosides, flavonoids, saponins, alkaloids, mucilage, and tannins among other things. The homeopathic medicine, viola odorata is best used to treat. Sweet violet is the herbal plant of iranian folk medicine belonging. This study showed that the adjuvant use of violet syrup with shortacting. According to the theories of humoral medicine, this defect can be resolved by food or drugs with wet temperament. Viola odorata linn journal of research in traditional medicine. Viola odorata, ethnobotanical uses, pharmacology, antimicrobial potential, and phytochemistry. Names of viola tricolor in various languages of the world are also given. Fetrow and avila 1999, list the chemical components if violoa odorata as. Pdf viola odorata is traditionally used in the management of gastrointestinal, respiratory and vascular disorders. From the basal leaves, if collected in spring, this early research reported that violets contain twice as much vitamin c as the same weight of orange and more. Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity of h officinalis l var angustifolius, v odorata, b hyrcana and c speciosum.
The familiar leaves are heartshaped, slightly downy, especially beneath, on stalks rising alternately from a creeping rhizome or underground stem, the blades of the young leaves rolled up from each side into the middle on the face of the leaf into two tight coils. How to grow viola odorata species such as sweet violet. Violets edible and medicinal uses chestnut school of. The species, particularly the biotype found in asia and west africa, has many ethnopharmacological uses, including. Banfsha viola odorata information, benefits, warnings. Sweet violet has a long and proven history of folk use, especially in the treatment of cancer and whooping cough. Blooming in late winter and early spring, it provides attractive foliage, fragrance, and color at a season when few other plants are at their peak. The beautiful purple flowers grew out into the yard nearby little by little each year.
The bark is extracted by boiling with cattle urine and water and the extract is used as a purgative 14. A tea made from the roots is used in the treatment of tb, chronic bronchial complaints, diarrhoea, dysentery, gastrointestinal inflammation, gonorrhoea, vaginal discharge, inflamed glands, mouth sores and to stop bleeding. This study was undertaken to provide pharmacological basis for the medicinal use of viola odorata. Short spurred, the delicate flowers are predominantly dark blue or purple but lilac, pale rose or white variations are also frequent. The plant is known for its medicinal properties especially in the treatment of wounds phan et al. For colds and flu the leaves of chromolaena odorata are pounded to extract the juice, which is mixed with a tablespoon each of honey, castor oil and olive oil. They mention that insomnia is caused by dryness in brain. Viola odorata as medicinal plant is used as poultice for treatment of headache, cough, colds, bronchitis, and fever in different traditional medicines. Hemostatic and wound healing properties of chromolaena. The methanolic extract of the leaves of viola odorata was found to contain 15total phenolic 35. Their long history of medicinal use begs that we give them more crucial attention and recognition. It is glandular, coated in rough trichomes hairs, and strongly aromatic. Protective effect of viola tricolor and viola odorata.
Descriptionthe sweetscented violet appears at the end of february and has finished blooming by the end of april. Cyclotides are cyclic cystine knotted macrocyclic plant peptides that have several promising applications. This study was undertaken to detect and identify known and new cyclotides in viola odorata, a commercially important medicinal plant, from three geographical locations in india. Ebrahimzadeh ma, nabavi sm, nabavi sf, bahramian f, bekhradnia ar. Nutritional and potential medicinal value of chromolaena. Viola tricolor and viola odorata extracts on serumglucose. Viola odorata, cough, children, asthma, herbal medicine, traditional persian medicine. Violet s most famous use is to dissolve cysts, lumps, and fibrotic tissue of the breast. The ethnobotanical uses of the genus viola by native americans.
Philippine herbal medicine an illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo stuart, with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and medicinal research studies. Pluchea odorata is an annual or perennial herb growing erect to a maximum height over one meter. An illustrated flora of the northern united states, canada and the british possessions. A new flavonoid from chromolaena odorata request pdf. Viola odorata is often referred to as the king of violets. How viola tricolor is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Nymphaeaceae waterlily family medicinal use of fragrant water lily. Viola odorata are hardy perennials that range from 10 to 20 cm in height they bloom from winter through to spring when they carry fragranced violet, purple or white flowers on stems. Nutritional and potential medicinal value of chromolaena odorata leaves the chemical analyses of both aqueous and methanolic extracts of the leaves of chromolaena adorata siam weed was carried out to assess the possible utilization of the plant leaf as food and medicine. The antibacterial and phytochemical aspects of viola odorata. Monitoring of susceptibility of herbal drugs for bacterial pathogens is important for appropriate choice of treatment. Names of viola odorata in various languages of the world are also given. Viola odorata is commonly known as wood violet, sweet violet, english violet, common violet, florists violet, or garden violet. King and robinson siam weed extract has been used to stop bleeding and in wound healing in many tropical countries.
Viola odorata, respectively, followed by 4 hr exposure to sgd. Cyclotides from the indian medicinal plant viola odorata. Folk medicinal uses viola betonicifolia leaves, flower and. Appell is currently director of education for the horticultural society of new york, a member of the publications committee of the pennsylvania horticultural society and a board member of the american violet society. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Material and methods plant material the selection of v. Various phytochemical constitutes alkaloids, steroids, tannins, flavonoids, and saponins has. Viola odorata herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. The antibacterial and phytochemical aspects of viola. Jun, 2017 banfsha viola odorata information, benefits, warnings and more viola odorata is one of the important herbs in ayurvedic medicine system.
Ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological profile. The flora of turkey gives 20 viola species, including viola odorata and viola tricolor viola odorata l. It also contains salicylic acid, which is used to make aspirin. Violet, viola odorata, sweet violet, uses and pictures. It has escaped cultivation in many locales, because it is popularly planted for its fragrance. Pdf pharmacological basis for the medicinal use of viola. Violets have been known throughout history as a healing herb. The main active ingredient found in cicily is the essential oil that contains anethole, sesquiterpenes germacrened, betacaryophylllen, limonene, alphapinene, alphafarnesene and myrcene. Banfsha viola odorata information, benefits, warnings and. Useful in treating the cancer of breast cancer, lung cancer and cancer of gastrointestinal tract. Widely naturalised it originated in western europe.
Traditional use of medicinal plants in southcentral. Chromolaena odorata is a species of flowering shrub in the sunflower family, asteraceae. The main active ingredient found in cicily is the essential oil that contains anethole, sesquiterpenes germacrened, betacaryophylllen, limonene, alphapinene, alphafarnesene and myrcene in addition, the plant contains flavonoids luteolin and apigenin glycosides. A tea made from the roots is used in the treatment of tb, chronic bronchial complaints, diarrhoea, dysentery, gastrointestinal inflammation, gonorrhoea, vaginal discharge. In this study, we examined the molecular mechanisms by which siam weed extract swe affected hemostatic and wound healing activities.
For early stages of cancer flewi nwel is boiled with tabak djab pluchea odorata, ti patat ruellia tuberosa, chadon benni eryngium foetidum the whole plant with. Pdf pharmacological basis for the medicinal use of viola odorata. Know about its botanical description, medicinal properties, and sideeffects. It was prescribed in the form of nasal dropping of violet oil vo. The sweet violet viola odorata, violaceae is the principal medicinal and culinary species used in europe. Pdf efficacy of viola odorata in treatment of chronic insomnia. Violets viola odorata at the house where i grew up there were always violets viola odorata in a flower bed that was under the oldest apple tree.
To ascertain the extent of knowledge around its traditional use, the efficacy of v. Sweet violet viola odorata overview, health benefits. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Viola odorata has rhizomes and seeds that are poisonous and cause gastroenteritis, but it also has an essential oil much used in scents. The medicinal properties and health benefits of violets. Banfsha viola odorata information, benefits, warnings and more viola odorata is one of the important herbs in ayurvedic medicine system. It is especially used in the treatment of cancer and whooping cough. One interesting fact that richard le strange writes, is that at a point in time, the flowers were candied and taken as medicinal sweetmeats and that the young leaves could also be fried and eaten with either orange or lemon juice and sugar, and was of the opinion that they made a most.
The root is alterative, anodyne, antiseptic, astringent and demulcent. Effect of viola odorata on the level of intracellular reactive oxygen species ros of pc12 cells under serumglucose deprivation sgd condition. It is therefore effective in the treatment of headaches, migraine and insomnia. In some parts of the caribbean, saltmarsh fleabane is a widely consumed medicinal herbal tea.
An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region an infusion is drunk to calm ones nerves, and as a treatment for kidney problems, haemorrhage, worms, and cleaning womb and tubes. Traditional uses, antimicrobial potential, pharmacological properties. Its also a powerful lymphagogue that can relieve congestion and swollen lymph glands. The familiar leaves are heartshaped, slightly downy, especially beneath, on stalks rising alternately from a creeping rhizome or underground stem, the blades of the young leaves rolled up from each side into the middle on the face of the leaf into two tight. The seeds should be sown into flats in the autumn and lightly covered. Medicinal uses of viola odorata viola odorata has antiinflammatory, diaphoretic, diuretic, emollient, expectorant, and laxative action. Learn what are its health benefits and how you can use this to treat different diseases.
Pdf efficacy of viola odorata in treatment of chronic. It makes three cups and a cup should be drunk three times a day. However, its detailed mechanisms have not been elucidated. I usually use 1 teaspoon of dried herbs for a cup of tea or 1 tablespoon per pint or 16 ounces of water. Haemophilus influenzae mtcc 3826, pseudomonas aeruginosa mtcc 2474, staphylococcus aureus mtcc. Violets are floral, sweet and beautiful as garnishes in salads, desserts and drinks. Ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological profile of. It features dark green, heart shaped middark green leaves and very fragrant, short spurred flowers which are dark purpleish blue.
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