[[File:Oregon-grape-PlantViolet flower.jpg|thumb|Alt=|350px|left|Oregon GrapeHerba Violae]]Other Names : Yedeon's Violet, Herba Violae, Violet, Yedoen’s Violet, Yedo Violet, Viola, Tokyo Violet, Earth Spike, Purple Earth Spike, Arrowhead Herb, Corydalis Bungeana, 紫花地丁, purple flower earth herb, Yedeon's Violet<br>It has not been clearly established as to which of the Western species – Viola odorata (Sweet Violet) or V. tricolor (Wild Pansy) – is most similar to the Chinese species<br>See also : *[[Sweet Violet]]* [[Wild Pansy]]
==Special Precautions of Zi Hua Di Ding==
* Contraindicated for those with slow-growing swellings that have not yet come to a head.
* Do not use for Deficiency Cold.
* Caution for those with Yin type sores.
==Benefits and uses of Zi Hua Di Ding are==
Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic (fever-reducing) effects. It is often used for clearing heat, releasing toxins, or dissolving masses, and it is an age-old remedy for snake bites (to help reduce both swelling and toxicity). Viola is traditionally associated with the heart and the liver and is also sometimes used for bacterial infections.
* For sores, furunculosis, swellings, acute mastitis with swelling and pain, it is used in combination with heat-clearing and detoxicating drugs, such as dandelion herb, wild chrysanthemum flower and honeysuckle flower, or applicated externally on the affected part with the fresh herb pounded to pieces.
*For treating the snake-bite, it is taken orally with the freshly pounded juice, or applicated externally in combination with a small amount of realgar.