Delicate little flower with expectorant and soothing properties.
Description
Sweet violet is a small perennial flower with a subtle fragrance, used since antiquity in folk medicine. Its flowers and leaves are rich in mucilage and saponins, giving them emollient, expectorant and anti-inflammatory properties.
Benefits
Expectorant
Emollient
Anti-inflammatory
Calming
Mild laxative
How to use
As flower infusion, syrup, leaf poultice or confectionery.
📋 Recommended preparation
Infusion: 1 tablespoon fresh or dried flowers in 250ml warm water, steep 10 minutes. As syrup: macerate flowers in sugar.
Precautions
No major contraindications known.
Roots at high doses may be emetic.
Gentle external use recommended for children.
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