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Viola odorata L.
Engl.: sweet violet, blue violet, English violet, garden violet, purple violet, sweet-scented violet, violet.
Deu.: Märzveilchen, Wohlriechendes Veilchen, Veilchen.
Fran.: violette.
Sven.: doftviol, luktviol.
Suom.: tuoksuorvokki.
Classic texts: Elizabeth Blackwell, 1737 (Vol. 1), 1739 (Vol. 2).
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 1995 20:58:43 +1000
Sender: HERB.TREARNPC.EGE.EDU.TR
From: christopher hedley
Subject: Violets, was fad herb.
I agree.... Violets are an excellent choice for a new fad herb.
Let me add a piece to the growing mythology.... which is all the better for being true,
Violets, of course, have an ancient reputation in the treatment of tumours, both internally and as a compress.
Classic texts: Woodville 1790-1794.
Gamla texter: Svensk Botanik, band 1, 1815. Text Conrad Quensel, illustration J. W. Palmstruch.
Herbal articles.
Archives: Best of the Herbal Forums: 07.1995.
Classic texts: John Hill 1812.
Henriette's herbal blog: his year's resolve: get to know violets better.
Classic texts: Scudder's Materia Medica, 1898: Emetics.
Classic texts: Madaus 1938.
Culinary herbfaq: using herbs.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: Journals: AJP 1885.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
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