Other Names : Viola sororia, Common Blue Violet
Special Precautions of Ble Violet
- The seeds and roots should be avoided because they can cause allergic reactions, vomiting, diarrhea and dehydration.
Health Benefits and Uses of Blue Violet
The flowers and leaves are both edible and rich in vitamin’s A and C. Medicinally, it has been used by the native indian Cherokee for dysentery, blood, colds, coughs (when sugar added), headaches and as a spring tonic.
- poultice of leaves to allay headache pain
- an infusion of the plant to treat dysentary, caughs, and colds.
- An infusion can also be sprayed up the nose for catarrh or buildup of mucus in the nose or throat.
- A poultice of the crushed roots was applied to boils.
- The Flowers can be turned into a candy by dipping the flower into water, cleaning it off and drying it. Then lightly brush beaten egg whites onto the flower, cover with sugar and dry.
- The leaves are rich in Vitamin A and C and can be added to salads, boiled for 5-10 minutes and eaten as cooked greens are added to soups as a thickener. Dried leaves can be made into a tea.
- An infusion of the root was used to soak corn before planting to keep insects off as an insecticide. (Cherokee)