Violet tricolor, or pansies, - Viola tricolor L. is an annual or biennial plant from the violet family (Violaceae) with erect or ascending stems up to 15 cm high. The leaves are alternate, oblong, with petioles, equipped with large lyre-shaped stipules. The flowers are solitary, located on long stalks, large (up to 1.5 cm in diameter), with a five-membered irregular corolla: the upper petals are dark blue or purple, the lateral petals are lighter, the lower petal, equipped with a spur, is always yellow or pale yellow. The fruits are oblong capsules with small seeds. Blooms from April to late autumn, fruits ripen in different time, starting in June.
Tricolor violet is widespread in different regions of Eurasia. In our country it is found in the European part, in the Caucasus and Western Siberia, as an introduction noted on Far East. It grows as a weed in fields, vegetable gardens and orchards, often settles in young fallow lands, and also grows in meadows, forest edges and clearings.
Widely cultivated in flower beds, pansies, represented by numerous varieties and forms, cannot be directly bred from wild violet tricolor. Actually it's special kind complex hybrid nature. It occurred as a result of the hybridization of several species: tricolor violet, Altai violet (Viola altaica Ker-Gawl.), yellow violet (Viola lutea Huds.), possibly and others.
Others are also prepared for medicinal purposes. similar species, in particular the field violet (Viola arvensis Murr.), growing in populated areas, near roads, in fields, wastelands, clearings in almost all regions of Russia. In terms of medicinal properties, field violet apparently does not differ from tricolor violet; in any case, when collecting raw materials, collectors, as a rule, do not distinguish between these types.
Medicinal value of violet tricolor and methods of medicinal use of violet tricolor
The aerial part of the violet, which has received the incorrect trade name “Ivan-da-Marya herb”, has medicinal use (botanists use this name for a completely different plant from the Norichinaceae family). Violet herb contains up to 300 mg of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), carotenoids (provitamin A), flavonoids (including rutin), saponins, essential oil, coloring and tannins, bitterness, mucus, salicylic acid.
Tricolor violet preparations have an anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effect in the gastrointestinal tract, facilitate expectoration of sputum, reduce vascular permeability and have antiallergic, diuretic and some choleretic properties. They are prescribed mainly as a good expectorant and cough sedative for bronchitis, pneumonia, and whooping cough. Violet infusions and decoctions are also used for diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract. In combination with other plants, it is used in the treatment of urolithiasis. This plant is also used for exudative diathesis, eczema, allergic dermatitis in the form of lotions and baths.
IN folk medicine The use of violets is much wider. Its decoction and infusions are taken for women's diseases, headaches, epilepsy, rheumatism and gout, cancer, as well as rickets and various skin diseases. It is used as an enveloping and anti-inflammatory agent for gastritis.
Infusion of tricolor violet: 1 tablespoon of dry herb per 1 cup of boiling water. Infuse, wrapped, for 2 hours, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day for articular rheumatism, gout, arthritis.
For acne (damage to the pilosebaceous apparatus), a collection is used: tricolor violet herb, veronica officinalis herb, tripartite herb - equal parts in total. Pour 2 tablespoons of the mixture into 200 ml of boiling water and leave for 20 minutes. Drink 800 ml of infusion per day an hour after meals. The disease is typical mainly for adolescents during the period of hormonal changes in the body.
For sore throat, 1 tablespoon of the mixture (tricolor violet, string, nettle corollas, strawberry leaves - equally) per
melt in 200 ml of boiling water. Take 200 ml as tea 3 times a day.
For cardiac arrhythmia, drink tea from tricolor violet flowers.
For atherosclerosis, drink violet tea (15 g per 1 glass of boiling water) 2-3 times a day. The general condition improves within 1 month after the start of treatment.
For acute bronchitis, drink tea from the violet herb: the herb is brewed with boiling water in a ratio (1:10), heated for 15 minutes. and take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.
If a child has rectal prolapse, if you crush violet petals well, squeeze out the juice, mix with sugar and give him a drink, this will help.
For mastitis, apply grass crushed into a pulp as a compress. After 3-4 hours, replace the compress with a fresh one.
For exudative diathesis, take 4 - 8 g of dry tricolor violet and infuse it overnight in 300 ml of water. In the morning, the infusion is boiled and given to drink on an empty stomach with an admixture of sweetened milk. The course of treatment is 2 - 3 weeks.
For treatment skin diseases prepare violet oil. To do this you need to take 100 ml olive oil(or sunflower), 10 g of tricolor violet flowers and 5 g of ivy budra leaves. Cook all this for 10 minutes, then leave and strain. Apply wipes soaked in oil to areas of skin rashes.
To treat diathesis in children, people popularly use Averin tea, which contains crushed herbs of violet, string and bittersweet nightshade in a ratio of 4:4:1. To prepare it, pour 1 tablespoon of the mixture with 1 glass of boiling water and leave until cool. Prescribe 1 tablespoon of Zraz per day after meals.
For gout, the entire plant is harvested during flowering for treatment. The most commonly used steam is tricolor violet: 20 g per 200 ml of boiling water. Take 100 - 200 ml Zraza per day. Large doses cause intestinal irritation.
Dry tricolor violet powder is used as an expectorant, 1 g (for children - 0.5 g) 3 times a day.
For a cold, pour 200 ml of boiling water over 20 g of the above-ground part of the tricolor violet (without the lower bare stems), leave for 1 - 3 hours. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day as an expectorant.
For psoriasis, brew 20 g of herb in 200 ml of boiling water. Drink 100-200ml 3-4 times a day before meals. It is noted that for psoriasis, treatment success is achieved without the parallel use of external agents (ointments, lotions, etc.).
Infusion of tricolor violet herb: 20 g of dry crushed raw materials per 1 glass of boiling water, leave for 2 hours in a thermos, strain. Take 1/2 cup 2 times a day for increased nervous excitability, atherosclerosis, arrhythmias, whooping cough, bronchitis, pneumonia, for gargling with laryngitis, difficulty urinating, cystitis, inflammation of the appendages.
Tricolor violet decoction: 1 tablespoon of crushed raw material per 1 glass hot water, boil for 15 minutes, cool for 45 minutes, strain, squeeze, bring the volume to the original volume. Take 1/3 cup 3-4 times a day after meals when inflammatory diseases gastrointestinal tract, dysentery, mouth rinse for toothache, stomatitis, unpleasant smell from mouth.
In folk medicine, the use of violet herb to treat scrofula and some skin diseases is widely practiced. It is believed to be especially effective for thrush and eczema in young children. For skin diseases in children, it is used by adding tricolor violet infusion to the water used to prepare baby food.
There are known successful attempts to use tricolor violet infusion for rheumatism and gout.
An infusion of tricolor violet is prepared as follows: 2 teaspoons of chopped herbs are poured into 250 ml of hot water and left for 10 minutes. Drink 2 - 3 glasses of infusion daily. You can also mix tricolor violet raw materials in equal parts with linden leaves and drink tea from this mixture to prevent hypothermia.
The homeopathic remedy Viola tricoloris is obtained from fresh flowering plants tricolor violets. Prescribed for skin rashes, dry and weeping eczema, thrush and itching in the vaginal area. This remedy shows good results for rheumatism, as well as for night sweats in adolescents.
An infusion of flowers (1:5) in vegetable oil is used as an external remedy for malignant skin lesions.
Warning. Long-term use of violet preparations or consumption of them in large quantities causes vomiting, diarrhea and an itchy rash.
From Paul Sedir we read: “Good for the chest and heart. The root (Saturn) and seeds are poisonous. Grass and flowers - from stone disease; as an emetic and laxative; flowers for epilepsy, seizures and other nervous attacks; syrup - against suffocation. Used as magical smoking: flax-seed, pselium, orris root and celery in equal parts represent smoking, which serves as a tool for fortune telling about the future.”
Violet contains the powers of Venus and Mercury. Collect on the third quarter of the Moon, on the 16th or 17th lunar day, at sunset, in the evening dew.
Features of tricolor violet preparation
Violet grass is collected during the budding and beginning of flowering of plants, plucking with hands or cutting with a knife or scissors. Dry in shaded places (under awnings, in attics, in sheds), laying out in a thin layer on a clean bedding. Store in wooden or glass containers for up to 2 years.
Applications, recipes and medicinal properties of tricolor violets (Pansies).Refers to treatment plant tricolor violet to the family: Violet.
IN different regions our country violet tricolor called differently: brother and sister, magpie, pansy, three-flowered, field brothers, scrofula, moths, Kamchug, Ivan and Marya, half-flower, axes.
VIOLET TRICOLOR
is an annual small plant herbaceous, reaching a height of about thirty cm, with lanceolate, serrated outer opposite leaves and ribbed branching stems.
On long stalks, single flowers have a pair of upper and lateral ones and a large one (one). Lower petals wild violet tricolor flowers differ from garden violets, they are much smaller and are always colored several different colors. Growing violet in the Caucasus, Western Siberia, Far East, Scandinavia, countries of Eastern Europe, in Central Europe and Atlantic.
HEALING PROPERTIES OF VIOLET. BENEFIT. In the above-ground parts of the plant, scientists have found a high content of acid and its derivatives (violutosides), which have anti-inflammatory powerful impact. More, violet tricolor has flavonoids and tannins, anthocyanosides useful for cupping coughing fit- mucous substances.
Violet tricolor is used to treat (Pansies): urolithiasis, inflammation of the oral cavity, acute respiratory infections, skin diseases, .
PREPARATION OF TRI-COLORED VIOLET. Herbalists begin picking violets before flowers bloom, dried and used as infusions and decoctions. In pharmacies based violets tricolor presented powders, gelatin capsules, syrups.
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Indications for use of tricolor violet. Violet tricolor has anti-inflammatory activity. Salicylic acid is widely used for the treatment in rheumatology and dermatology of skin diseases. The mucous substances of violet soften and soothe coughs during and.
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Antiallergic and expectorant with violet tricolor. Infuse one to two parts of the herb into three to four parts vodka; twenty to thirty drops of tincture three times 3 r. per day.
Scrofula, herbal treatment: n grind and mix twenty grams each. violets tricolor grass and strings of leaves in, 3 parts ; for 1 l. boiling water - 3 tablespoons tbsp. mixture, bring to a boil and leave.
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Tricolor violet (Viola tricolor).
Other names: pansy, three-flowered, little brothers.
Description. Annual herbaceous plant Violet family (Violaceae). It has a thin, weakly branched tap root.
Stems are 10-35 cm high, erect or ascending, simple or branched, short-haired at the bottom with bent hairs. The leaves are alternate, simple, oblong or ovate-heart-shaped, serrated along the edge (the upper ones are serrate). At the base of the leaves there are relatively large stipules.
Flowers are axillary, irregular, bisexual, on long peduncles, different in color (blue, yellow, purple). The corolla is five-petalled. The upper petals are purple or blue-violet. The side ones are lighter or blue. The lower petal is yellow with 5-7 dark stripes. Blooms from late May to August.
The fruit is an oblong-ovoid, greenish single-locular capsule. The seeds are small, light brown. Fruit ripening begins in June. Tricolor violet grows in dry meadows, among bushes, like a weed in fields and vegetable gardens. Distributed throughout almost the entire territory of Europe, the Caucasus, the Far East, Western Siberia, and Asia Minor.
Collection and preparation of raw materials. For medicinal purposes, the tricolor violet herb is used and harvested. The procurement of raw materials is carried out during the flowering of the plant. The cut aerial part is laid out in a thin layer and dried under a canopy on outdoors or in a well-ventilated area. Dry raw materials are stored in closed glass jars. Shelf life: 1.5 years. Dispensed by pharmacies.
Composition of the plant. Tricolor violet herb contains flavonoids, rutin, saponins, essential oil, inulin, violin, vitamin C, salicylic acid, mucus, tannins, bitterness, carotenoids.
Medicinal properties, application, treatment.
Tricolor violet has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, bronchodilator, expectorant, weak choleretic and antispasmodic properties.
An infusion of the herb is used in the treatment of acute respiratory diseases, chronic bronchitis, whooping cough, bronchopneumonia, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, Bladder, kidneys, with nephrolithiasis. Moreover, in folk medicine, tricolor violet infusion is used to treat gout, polyarthritis, hernia, toothache, scrofula, and tabes.
An infusion of tricolor violet is indicated for the treatment of skin diseases (urticaria, eczema, psoriasis, poorly healing wounds, trophic ulcers, furunculosis, acne, pustular rashes). To enhance the therapeutic effect, wash problem areas of the skin externally.
Freshly squeezed juice of the violet herb is used to lubricate impetigo rashes, herpes, pustular rashes, aphthous ulcers in the mouth and genitals.
In the treatment of diseases, tricolor violet can be used either as a single plant or as part of a collection with other medicinal plants.
For cystitis, pyelonephritis, and kidney stones, tricolor violet can be used together with hop cones and lingonberry leaves.
In the treatment of chronic eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, tricolor violet is used in a mixture with lesser centaury, fumaria officinale, bittersweet nightshade, marsh rosemary, and European hoofweed.
In the treatment of scrofula and diathesis, tricolor violet is also used in combination with other medicinal herbs- a succession of tripartite and bittersweet nightshade. This mixture of herbs is called Averin tea.
Dosage forms and doses.
Infusion of violet tricolor herb. Pour 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of dry crushed herbs into 300 ml of boiling water, leave for 1.5-2 hours, strain. Take 1/3 - 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day 20-30 minutes before meals.
Infusion for external use. Pour 3 tablespoons of dry crushed violet tricolor herb with a glass of boiling water, leave for 1.5-2 hours, strain. Apply externally as a wash for skin diseases.
Infusion for the treatment of cystitis, pyelonephritis, kidney stones.
1 part dry crushed tricolor violet herb;
1 part dry crushed hop cones;
3 parts dry crushed lingonberry leaves.
1 tablespoon of this mixture is poured into 300 ml of boiling water, left for 2 hours, filtered. Take half a glass (100 ml) 3 rubles. in a day. The course of treatment is 3-4 weeks. If necessary, after 2 weeks the course of treatment is repeated.
Infusion for the treatment of eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis. To prepare the infusion take:
2 parts of dry crushed tricolor violet herb;
2 parts of dry crushed centaury herb;
1 part of dry crushed herb fumyana officinalis;
1 part dry crushed shoots of bittersweet nightshade;
1 part dry crushed wild rosemary herb;
1 part dry crushed leaves of European hoofweed.
Pour 1 tablespoon of this mixture into a glass of boiling water (200 ml), leave for 1 hour, filter. Take a third of a glass 3 rubles. in a day. The course of treatment is 3-4 weeks. If necessary, after 2 weeks the course of treatment is repeated.
Averin tea. It consists of tricolor violet herb, tripartite herb and crushed shoots of bittersweet nightshade, taken in a ratio of 4:4:1.
Pour 1 tablespoon of the mixture into 1 cup of boiling water and leave until cool. Give children 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day as a remedy for diathesis and scrofula.
Juice of fresh violet tricolor herb. The juice is used to lubricate impetigo rashes, herpes, pustular rashes, aphthous ulcers in the mouth and genitals.
Contraindications. Preparations of violet tricolor should not be taken during pregnancy, as they tone the uterus. Excessive use of violet tricolor preparations can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
Violet is an unpretentious and delicate flower that has rightfully earned the love and admiration of millions of people for its beauty and healing properties which he possesses. There are dozens of legends about the violet. It was the favorite flower of I. S. Turgenev, and during the time of Napoleon it became a symbol of the Bonapartists. The ancient Greeks placed wreaths of flowers on the heads of small children who lived for 3 years, after which they became citizens of Athens. But they were the first to notice medicinal properties plants by the ancient Romans, who prepared drinks and healing potions from it. Today, hundreds of varieties of violets are known, some of them are used in traditional medicine recipes.
Composition and medicinal properties of violets
Due to its wide spectrum of action and a small number of contraindications, violet is included in the list of medicinal plants that are used in official medicine. She is also effective means in recipes recommended by traditional healers.
The healing effect of violet is due to the presence in it of a huge number of substances valuable for the human body. Almost a quarter of chemical composition plants contain mucous polysaccharides that have an enveloping and emollient effect. They stimulate the formation of beneficial microflora in the gastrointestinal tract and have an anti-inflammatory effect. In addition to polysaccharides, violets also contain other beneficial ingredients.
Table: beneficial substances in the plant and their effect on the body
| Substances | Beneficial features |
| Saponins | They have a diuretic, bronchodilator and expectorant effect. |
| Tannins | They have astringent properties and are used as an antidiarrheal and hemostatic agent. |
| Flavonoids | Ensure normal metabolism in the body. |
| Salicylic acid | It has antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and analgesic effects. |
| Rutin (P vitamins) | Strengthens the walls of blood vessels, improves the functioning of the cardiovascular system and reduces blood clotting. |
| Essential oils | They have antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and regenerating effects. |
| Solanin | It is a toxic substance and is found in the tubers of the plant. It exhibits irritating and antimicrobial effects, in small doses improves the functioning of the endocrine glands, is a mucolytic agent, and helps in the treatment of cough and bronchitis. |
Violet also contains:
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Medicinal properties of a small flower
Traditional healers have learned to use the rich range of violet ingredients to heal people. The plant is used for the following purposes:
- treatment of diseases of the stomach and intestines;
- relieving inflammatory processes in the upper respiratory tract, bronchi, lungs;
- elimination of circulatory disorders, heart and vascular diseases, nervous tics, increased excitability;
- improving metabolism and general condition for arthritis, arthrosis, rheumatism, atherosclerosis;
- rapid healing of wounds and treatment of skin diseases;
- active contraction of the uterus after childbirth;
- treatment of colds and acute viral infections;
- treatment of diseases of the urinary system and biliary tract.
Violet preparations have an antispasmodic and calming effect and are used in the fight against headaches, neuroses, sleep disorders, nervous and epileptic seizures. Due to its antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effects, the herb is used in dentistry for toothache, periodontal disease, and inflammation in the oral cavity. Decoctions and infusions are useful for gargling with sore throat; tincture of fragrant violet root is taken in combination with other medications for oncological tumors in the throat, intestines, and uterus.
The plant is successfully used in cosmetology. Tinctures and ointments help eliminate problems with oily and overly moist skin. Herbal masks get rid of acne and remove traces of acne (blackheads), improve skin color, and make small wrinkles around the eyes and mouth invisible. Violet decoctions are used to wash hair and get rid of dandruff, as well as to make hair healthier and more attractive.
In ancient times, violets were credited with the magical property of bewitching loved ones. To do this, you had to sprinkle the juice of the flower on the eyelids and face of your sleeping lover and wait until he wakes up. It was believed that such a person would love for the rest of his life. And in England, a young man who was embarrassed to explain his feelings to his chosen one sent her a dried flower with his name.
Popular types of violets and their use in folk medicine
In the recipes used by traditional healers, both the above-ground parts of plants and the roots are used. All types of dosage forms are prepared from the herb, tea and infusions are brewed from the flowers, and the roots are good raw materials for decoctions and oils.
This is the most popular plant of the Violet family. The flower also has other names: pansy, little brothers, sparrow seed, tricolor. The plant is used in folk and official medicine. The range of uses of pansies for medicinal purposes is very wide. Wild flowers are especially prized.
Infusions, decoctions and tinctures from the aerial parts of plants have found use in the treatment of colds and infectious-inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, urinary and nervous systems. Tea made from tricolor violet flowers has a general strengthening effect.
Tricolor violet (pansy) is included in pharmaceutical preparations and is widely used in official and folk medicine One of the ancient Greek legends says that the violet is a nymph turned into a flower by Zeus after she turned to him for protection from the persecution of Apollo. According to another legend, Zeus turned into beautiful flowers curious men who secretly watched the goddess of love Aphrodite bathe in the grotto, but were noticed and sentenced to execution. This is why violets look so much like prying eyes.
Traditional healers have been using this small herbaceous plant since the time of Hippocrates. The medicinal properties of fragrant violet are explained by the presence in it of the alkaloid violin, which has an expectorant effect, as well as salicylic acid, saponin and other useful components, thanks to which the plant is classified as a strong diaphoretic, diuretic, choleretic and anti-inflammatory agent. Fragrant violet is used to treat rheumatism, gout, tuberculosis, bronchitis, and urolithiasis.
Decoctions of fragrant violet are used to treat inflammatory processes in the lungs, colds, urolithiasis, and insomnia. IN natural conditions field violet grows in open areas: in fields and vegetable gardens, along roads, in forest clearings and among bushes. IN folk recipes used together with tricolor violet, it has a similar effect on the body, but in the chemical composition it contains less saponins and a larger amount of violin alkaloid. Along with pansies, field violet is included in pharmaceutical preparations. The herb is recommended to be used for metabolic disorders and inflammation of the respiratory tract, as a blood purifier, diuretic and diaphoretic. Preparations from field violets improve heart function and have a positive effect in the treatment of eczema and psoriasis. It is recommended to bathe children in a decoction of herbs for allergic skin rashes and diathesis.
In folk medicine, field violet is used to treat colds and childhood diathesis. Oriental violet
This perennial with bright yellow flowers and a height of no more than 10 cm, it is a rare and little-known species. In Russia, oriental violet can be found in southern regions Primorsky and Khabarovsk territories. It grows on well-lit, dry rock slopes. Valuable saponins and flavonoids were found in the grass and roots of the flower. Due to their complex biochemical composition, decoctions and infusions of oriental violet are used in recipes by local, Tibetan and Chinese folk healers for the treatment of flatulence, indigestion, and a number of gynecological diseases.
Oriental violet is only yellow color and is used in recipes by Tibetan and Chinese folk healers to treat the digestive system The indoor violet is a popular flower that can be seen on the windowsill in many homes. It has a wide variety of varieties and colors. It is believed that homemade violets improve the energy of the room, so they are often placed in children’s rooms. Like wild species, they contain a large number of flavonoids, beneficial essential oils, alkaloids. Preparations from indoor violet used for insomnia, nervous exhaustion, as an antimicrobial, diaphoretic and choleretic agent.
Delicate flowers indoor violets come in various colors and are used to make tea for bronchitis and nervous exhaustion The difference between violet and Saintpaulia
Unlike true violets, which belong to the Violet family, Saintpaulia is a representative of the Gesneriev genus. True violets are unpretentious flowers that do not require special care. They grow equally well at home and in natural conditions. Saintpaulia (Usambara violet) is very demanding to care for and can only grow indoors. Plants can be distinguished by external characteristics by the structure of the flower.
In a violet, they consist of five separate petals of different sizes (the lower petal is the largest), with five stamens pressed tightly against the pistil, the rosette does not exceed 15–20 cm. The Saintpaulia flower also consists of five petals, but they are soldered together and are the same size. The plant has four stamens, not five, and the rosettes are much larger. In some varieties they reach up to 40 cm in diameter.
Different types Saintpaulia from the Gesneriev family is grown in room conditions on the windowsill Many healers attribute the Uzambara violet magical properties and they believe that it is useful to keep it in the house to create a favorable atmosphere. For medicinal purposes, Saintpaulia is sometimes used to treat bronchitis and colds, and inflammation of the urinary tract. A decoction of the leaves is used for bathing children with scrofula and rickets. Saintpaulia infusion is taken for neuroses and metabolic disorders.
Dosage forms
Despite the wide variety of plant species from the Violet family, violets are considered the most valuable: tricolor, fragrant and field violets. You can prepare healing compositions at home. To do this, use the above-ground parts of plants (leaves, stems and flowers), as well as violet roots. To achieve a positive result, decoctions and teas must be prepared before use, and tinctures, ointments and oils must be stored in the refrigerator.
In folk recipes, oil from wild violet flowers is used to treat diathesis, eczema, psoriasis and other skin diseases. Table: most popular dosage forms
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| Fresh juice |
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| Violet tea |
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| Root decoction |
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| Violet flower oil |
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Areas of use
The preparation of herbs for the preparation of medicinal compositions should be carried out during the flowering period, when the chemical composition contains greatest number healthy ingredients. For therapeutic purposes, violet is used in herbal preparations or independently. To obtain an effect, plant preparations are used in combination with medication prescribed by a doctor.
Table: use of medicinal forms of violet for various diseases
| Disease | Method of treatment |
| Drink one glass of tea or violet decoction three times a day 30 minutes before meals. |
| Take half a glass of violet tea 5-6 times a day, regardless of meals. The course of treatment is 2 weeks, after which a week break is needed. |
| Use the decoction to wash the affected areas of the skin, as well as for oral administration, 2-3 glasses per day for 7-10 days. Make applications and lotions from violet oil in the morning and evening until the symptoms disappear. |
| Take 0.5 cups of infusion or tea orally 2-3 times a day 15-20 minutes before meals; gargle with the decoction 5-6 times a day. |
| Lubricate the affected areas with fresh plant juice in the morning, afternoon and evening before bed. |
| Divide a glass of decoction into several servings and drink throughout the day. The course lasts 2–3 weeks, after which you should take a week break. |
| Take a quarter glass of tea or infusion orally 3-4 times a day. The drink is used as an adjuvant remedy. If desired, add 1-2 teaspoons of honey to the infusion. |
| Take 100 ml of infusion or flower tea 5 times a day with food. The duration of treatment is 14 days, after which a week's break is needed. |
| Drink 250 ml of infusion three times a day, half an hour before meals. The course of treatment is 1 month, after which a break is taken. Another remedy is alcohol tincture. Take 25–30 drops three times a day. |
How to use violet during pregnancy and breastfeeding
When taken internally, violet preparations cause contraction of the uterine muscles and can lead to miscarriage or premature birth. Therefore, doctors prohibit pregnant women from using medicines that contain the root of the plant. In small doses, you can drink tea with violet petals for colds and viral infections. When used externally there is no effect on the body harmful influence, therefore, in this version, the herb has no contraindications for use during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
During the period of bearing a child, many women develop pigment spots and pimples on their faces, the skin becomes problematic, peels, and stretch marks often form on the abdomen. Since pregnant women cannot use hormonal drugs, violet preparations come to the rescue. Herbal oil relieves irritation, softens the skin and improves hair condition, prevents the formation of dandruff, and helps eliminate stretch marks.
If age spots appear during pregnancy, it is useful to wipe your face with violet infusion To get rid of age spots, prepare a wash infusion from herbal collection. This procedure will allow you to save good condition skin without causing harm to health. To receive funds:
- Dry herbs of violet, immortelle, calendula and dandelion are mixed in equal proportions.
- 1 tablespoon of the resulting mixture is poured into 250 ml of boiling water.
- Leave in a thermos for a quarter of an hour and filter.
- To remove stains, wipe your face 2 times a day.
In gynecology, an infusion of herbal tea with violet is used to cleanse the uterus of postpartum discharge. To prepare it you should:
- Leaves blooming violet homemade, strawberries and walnut combine in equal quantities and mix.
- Pour 1 tablespoon of herbal mixture into a saucepan, pour 250 ml of water, bring to a boil and leave for one hour.
- Strain the resulting mixture through several layers of gauze, drink 3-4 cups a day at regular intervals, prepare a fresh decoction each time.
Violet is used in the treatment of mastitis. To do this, grind the above-ground parts of fresh grass to a paste-like state, apply the mixture to a soft napkin and make compresses on the sore chest. After drying, the procedure is repeated.
When choosing the option of using violet for medicinal purposes during pregnancy, a woman should take care of its safety for the child, and consult a doctor before use.
Features of treatment for children
Violet roots contain toxic substances, so in the treatment of children, dosage forms made from the above-ground part of the plant are used. It should be taken into account that a child under 12 years of age can be given violet-based products after consulting a doctor, and the dose of the drug can be halved.
To treat colds, whooping cough, and bronchitis, an infusion of tricolor violet is prepared for children. For this use:
- 1 teaspoon of dry herb along with flowers;
- 500 ml of boiling water;
- 1 teaspoon honey.
An infusion of low concentration is prepared from the herb and water, then the mixture is filtered, 1 teaspoon of honey is added and a third of a glass is given to drink 3 times a day. Treatment lasts 3–4 days. It should be remembered that small children should not take more than 250 ml of the product per day; the remaining infusion is stored in the refrigerator.
There are no special contraindications for external use, so children with pustular and allergic rashes, food diathesis, rickets, and scrofula are bathed in violet decoction. It is prepared in a ten-liter saucepan. Pour water into a container, pour in the grass (200 g) and boil over low heat for 15 minutes. Then remove the pan from the stove and leave for 30 minutes. The finished solution is filtered, poured into a bath and diluted 2-3 times with warm water. Bath the child for no more than 10–15 minutes.
If diathesis, pustular or allergic rashes appear, the child is bathed in a bath with violet decoction To get rid of scrofula, medicinal oil is made. For this you will need:
- 1 teaspoon violet herb;
- 0.5 teaspoon each of dry verbena and ivy budra;
- 0.5 cups vegetable oil(olive or sunflower).
All herbs need to be mixed, poured with oil and simmered over low heat for 5 minutes. After cooling, the mixture is filtered, poured into a small jar and kept in a cool place. The affected areas are lubricated with oil 3-4 times a day.
Contraindications and side effects
- increased sensitivity to the ingredients that make up the plant and a tendency to allergic reactions;
- gastritis, gastric or duodenal ulcer in the acute stage;
- inflammatory liver diseases and cholelithiasis;
- glomerulonephritis is a disease associated with damage to the glomeruli of the kidneys.
Restrictions for use medicines are pregnancy, lactation and childhood up to 12 years old. When using violet preparations, you need to ensure compliance with the dose, especially if they contain the root of the plant. The medication should not be taken for more than one month, after which it is necessary to take a break. Weed abuse causes:
- irritation of the gastrointestinal mucosa;
- nausea and vomiting;
- bowel dysfunction, diarrhea;
- dizziness;
- the appearance of an allergic rash.
If such manifestations occur, you should stop taking the medications and seek help from a doctor.
Video: beneficial properties of tricolor violet
Tricolor violet: medicinal properties and uses
Good day to you, dear readers of my blog. Surely you have heard about this medicinal plant, like the tricolor violet?! Today we will talk about its medicinal properties and use in folk medicine.
Violet tricolor |Víola tricolor| Violet
● The plant is known by several names popular names: Pansy, Ivan-da-Marya, Kamchug, forty-sorry, three-flowered, scrofula. A simple plant with delicate and cute flowers will not leave the soul of a person in love with nature without sensual attention. No wonder many regions of Russia and the CIS countries gave it a wonderful name - pansies. Violet tricolor is one of the early plants and, like snowdrops, immediately after the snow they appear here and there, although no other plants are visible around.
● An annual herbaceous plant with a straight stem, the lower leaves are ovate-shaped on petioles, and the upper ones are elongated and almost without petioles. The main distinguishing property of the tricolor violet is its large, spur-shaped flowers. The corolla of the flower consists of five petals: one lower one is white-bluish with stripes, the throat is yellow, the upper two are purple, the two lateral ones are blue. An amazing beauty with a small stature - 15-20 centimeters. Violet begins to bloom early - from April until August (quite a long time!). It is prepared during these months. The entire above-ground part of the plant is used for medicinal purposes. And you need to look for violets along the outskirts of fields and meadows.
Medicinal properties of tricolor violet and its use in folk medicine
● In the old days in Rus' (especially in the countryside), people often suffered from scrofula. To treat this disease, healers used the string, its decoctions and bathing children in them. Then they began to add bittersweet nightshade to the series, as a result of which the result of the treatment improved. Well, when they began to add tricolor violet to the collection, called Averin tea, things went well very quickly.
● Averin tea: grind four parts of violet tricolor and string, one part of bittersweet nightshade herb. Pour one tablespoon of the mixture into a glass of boiling water and leave for half an hour. After straining, take a tablespoon 3-4 times a day before meals.
● Tricolor violet has a beneficial effect on persistent dry cough. Infusions of the plant increase the secretory activity of the bronchial glands, thin the mucus, thereby improving its expectoration. Infusions activate metabolic processes, improve urination and sweating. These properties were discovered during the treatment of tricolor scrofula with violet. When using the roots of the plant, only their laxative properties were identified. Thus, it is more advisable to use tricolor violet for those accompanied by the problem of coughing, as well as for skin diseases, especially scrofula.
● When treating skin diseases (pustules, rashes, acne), infusions should be taken orally, and decoctions should be used for external use (washing). The expectorant and antitussive effect of tricolor violet turned out to be so effective that in official medicine they began to produce a drug from it called trivolin.
● In the nature around us, you can come across a plant that looks like a tricolor violet. This is a field violet, which, unlike the first one, has small, whitish-yellow flowers. In the field violet there is no tricolor - tricolor. Please note that excessive consumption of field violet can lead to gastrointestinal discomfort and even.
Recipes for preparing infusions and decoctions of tricolor violet
● Fill with a liter cold water three tablespoons of the plant, bring to a boil and simmer for half an hour. Leave for 10 minutes and strain. Use for baths and douches for skin diseases.
● An ancient remedy for lubricating areas of skin affected by scrofula. Grind and mix one tablespoon of budra and two tablespoons of tricolor violet herb. Boil the resulting mixture for ten minutes in 150 ml. sunflower oil, leave for 24 hours and strain.
● For a wider range of actions in the treatment of skin diseases, use the following recipe. Grind and mix equal parts of centaury and tricolor violet, equal parts of coffin leaves, bittersweet nightshade herb, herb. Pour two tablespoons of the collection into half a liter of boiling water, leave for 20 minutes and strain. Take half a glass three times a day before meals.
You will find more information about tricolor violet on Wikipedia.
Be healthy, and may the Lord God help you in this!!!