GLASILO FUTURE, Vol. 8 No. 4, 2025.
Stručni rad
https://doi.org/10.32779/gf.8.4.6
Sweet violet (Viola odorata L.) medicinal properties and uses
Vesna Židovec
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Republika Hrvatska
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Aleš Vokurka
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Republika Hrvatska
Dubravka Dujmović Purgar
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Republika Hrvatska
Mihael Kušen
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Republika Hrvatska
* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
Sweet violet has been used as an ornamental, medicinal and edible species since prehistoric times. This species can be used from appetizers to desserts, various drinks can be made from it, and it can be used as a spice. It is native to southern Europe, northwestern Africa and western Asia. The species has spread outside its natural range and is used as a medicinal species in many cultures. Sweet violet is a herbaceous and rosette-like perennial with long and thin stolons. It develops two types of flowers, the leaves are often characteristically large, round to slightly kidney-shaped, and the bracts are broadly ovate, which makes it distinguishable from similar species. It contains various phytochemicals that confirm the reasons for its numerous uses in folk medicine. Sweet violet has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, and is used to treat sore throats, headaches, insomnia, bloating, gout, skin rashes and measles, promotes sweating, vomiting and purifies the blood. The aim of this paper is to provide overview of medicinal properties of sweet violet, and also to present
its distribution, taxonomy, morphology and various uses of this wild species.
Ključne riječi
folk medicine, active ingredients, edible species, Violaceae, wild plants.
Hrčak ID:
350242
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Datum izdavanja:
30.12.2025.
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