Sweet violet - WEMPlapedia, the wild edible and medicinal plant encyclopedia

Viola odorata

Violaceae

Edible Uses

Flower

Nyersen salátákban élvezhetjük leginkább különlegesen aromás zamatát. Édes ételek és italok izesítésére is felhasználhatóak. Az ibolyával ízesített ecet jól illik salátaöntetekhez is. Kandírozva sütemények díszítéséhez hasznáhatjuk. Finom szörp készíthető belőle.

Leaf

A leveleket mind nyersen, salátában, mind megfőzve, levesként is elkészíthetjük, akár más vadnövényekkel együtt.

Medicinal Uses

Flower

Teáját köhögés ellen és torokgyulladás kezelésére használhatjuk. Enyhe hashajtó hatással bír.

Porrá aprítva és főzetként elkészítve erős hánytatószert kapunk.

Main Characteristics

He is a small (3-10 cm tall) perennial plant. He only has basal leaves that are rounded and heart-shaped, leaf margin is crenate. The leaf-stalks are woody and covered with hairs. The flowers are white or purple, very fragrant.

Habitats

Mesic deciduous forest

Harvesting aid

Flower

April, March

Gather the flowers in an aroma box or plastic bag. Preferably process on the same day. The longer you wait, the more it loses the flavor. The flowers can also be dried, in this case let them dry in a shady but warm place as quickly as possible in order to conserve the most drug possible.

Leaf

April, August, July, June, March, May, November, October, September

The leaves can be gathered throughout the year. Use scissors to cut them off without the hard leaf-stalks.

Bark

December, November, October

The rhizome can be gathered in late autumn. You do not have to dig deep, in many cases, it can easily be pulled out of the ground by hand.

Confusion with other plants

She can be confused easily with other violet species, but during the flowering period she can be identified form her intense smell. Out of the flowering period, the leaves can be gathered, in this case, the confusion is not a problem, since the leaves of other species can be used in the same manner.

Ranunculus ficaria

Lesser celandine

The habitat and the leaf shape is similar of these two species, and out of the flowering period they can be confused. Lesser celandine's leaves are much thicker than violet's, it has entire margins, and leaf-stalks are not woody. The lesser celandine's leaves can only be gathered before the flourishing period, so make sure thoroughly that you are dealing with violet leaves.