Pharmaceutical Name:

Herba Violae

Botanical Name:

Viola yedoensis Mak.
Viola prionantha Bge.
Viola patrini DC.

Common Name:

Viola Herb
Yedoens Violet

Source of Earliest Record:

Bencao Gangmu

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations:

The entire plant is gathered in summer, cleaned in water, dried in the sun and cut into pieces.

Properties and Taste:

Bitter, pungent and cold

Meridian:

Heart and liver

Functions:

To clear heat and release toxins

Indications and Combinations:

1.     Boils, carbuncles and furuncles.
*Use with Dandelion herb (Pugongying), Wild chrysanthemum flower (Yejuhua) and Honeysuckle flower (Jinyinhua).

2.      Snake bite.
*Use the juice of the fresh herb orally and externally.

Dosage:

10-16 g

Cautions:

This herb is contraindicated in cases with deficient cold syndrome.