What are the effects and functions of Viola mandshurica?
Viola mandshurica, also known as wild violet, smooth-petaled violet, etc., is a dicotyledonous medicinal plant of the Violaceae family. As a medicine it has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and reducing swelling, and clearing heat and draining dampness. It has therapeutic effects on jaundice, mastitis, red swollen painful eyes, venomous snake bites and other conditions, but those with a cold-deficient constitution should avoid taking it. Let us take a look below at the effects and functions of Viola mandshurica!
The medicinal effects of Viola mandshurica
[Nature and flavor]Bitter and pungent in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic.
[Meridian entry]Heart and Liver meridians.
[Effects]Clears heat and detoxifies, cools blood and reduces swelling, clears heat and drains dampness. It mainly treats jaundice, dysentery, mastitis, red swollen painful eyes, pharyngitis; applied externally it treats traumatic injuries, carbuncles and swelling, venomous snake bites, etc.
The pharmacological actions of Viola mandshurica
1. Viola mandshurica has an anti-pathogenic microorganism effect.
2. Viola mandshurica has effects such as inhibiting bacteria, promoting bile secretion, promoting urination and mild laxation.
3. Viola mandshurica has an inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Neisseria catarrhalis, Streptococcus and Diplococcus pneumoniae.
Medicinal selected prescriptions of Viola mandshurica
1. To treat lymphatic tuberculosis: Viola mandshurica 15 grams, Prunella vulgaris 12 grams, Scrophularia ningpoensis 9 grams, Fritillaria thunbergii 9 grams, oyster shell 15 grams. Decoct in water and take.
2. To treat appendicitis: Viola mandshurica and honeysuckle 30 grams each, Forsythia suspensa and Radix Paeoniae Rubra 15 grams each, Phellodendron amurense 9 grams. Decoct in water and take.
3. To treat enteritis and dysentery: Viola mandshurica and Sargentodoxa cuneata 30 grams each, ant grass 60 grams, Scutellaria baicalensis 10 grams. Decoct and take.
4. To treat jaundice with internal heat: Viola mandshurica powder, take 6 grams with wine.
5. To treat prostatitis: Viola mandshurica, Salvia chinensis and Plantago asiatica 15 grams each, Lygodium japonicum 30 grams. Decoct in water, 1 dose per day, taken in 2 divided doses, for several consecutive days.
6. To treat heat disease with skin eruptions: Viola mandshurica and Rehmannia glutinosa 15 grams each, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Moutan cortex and Forsythia suspensa 9 grams each, raw gypsum 30 grams (decoct first). Decoct and take.
7. To treat measles heat toxin: Viola mandshurica and Forsythia suspensa 6 grams each, honeysuckle and chrysanthemum 3 grams each. Decoct in water and take.
8. To treat red swollen painful eyes: Viola mandshurica, chrysanthemum and mint 9 grams each, Radix Paeoniae Rubra 6 grams. Decoct in water and take.