The efficacy and function of Northeast Viola

Northeast Viola is a common medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine. So what are the health benefits of Northeast Viola? In what aspects of daily life is Northeast Viola widely used? Let's take a brief look at Northeast Viola.

[Other names] Viola chinensis, Viola yedoensis

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Viola manchuria, a plant of the Violaceae family.

[Original form] Northeast Viola, perennial herb, without above-ground stems, 6-18cm tall. The rhizome is short, vertical, with dense nodes, and often emanates from one place with several thicker, yellow-colored long roots; the roots are usually smooth, extending obliquely downward or sometimes slightly horizontally. Basal leaves are few to many; leaf blades are oblong, tongue-shaped, ovate-lanceolate, 2-6cm long and 0.5-1.5cm wide. After flowering, the leaves gradually increase in size, becoming long triangular, elliptic-lanceolate, up to 10cm long and 5cm wide, with obtuse or rounded apex, truncated or broadly cuneate base, migrating to the petiole, with sparsely wavy shallow round teeth on the margin, sometimes nearly entire at the bottom; petiole is relatively long, 2.5-8cm long, with narrow wings on the upper part, and the wings are significantly widened after flowering; stipules are membranous, scaly and brown at the lower part, light brown, lavender or pale at the upper part, about 2/3 or more fused with petiole, linear-lanceolate, with sparsely fine teeth on the margin or controlling one margin. The flowers are relatively large, violet or lavender; the pedicels are slender, often extending beyond the leaves; the sepals are 5, ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, with broad and short appendages at the base; the petals are 5, with thick tubular spurs, curved upward or straight; the connective of the stamens has appendages at the tip; the ovary is ovoid, the style is clavate, and the stigma has a stigma hole at the tip of the short beak. The capsule is oblong, 1-15cm long, glabrous, with a pointed tip. Seeds ovoid, light reddish brown. Flowering and fruiting period is from April to September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows in grasslands, grass slopes, thickets, forest edges, under sparse woods, fields, wastelands and river bank sands.

【Properties】Properties identification: Mostly wrinkled into a ball. When wet and unfolded, the roots are slender, dark brown or grayish white. The basal leaves are ovate-lanceolate or linear, with obtuse apex, wavy edges, and base extending down to the petiole. The texture is brittle and easily broken. It has a faint smell and a slightly bitter taste.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; reduces swelling and discharges pus. It is used to treat carbuncle, furuncle, red and swollen eyes, sore throat, breast carbuncle, jaundice, various abscesses, lymph tuberculosis, diarrhea, and dysentery.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash fresh product for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

In general, the effect of Northeast Viola is quite significant. It is precisely because Northeast Viola has so many health benefits that the application of Northeast Viola in health care in daily life can be said to be quite high.