Viola biflora

Viola biflora is a herbaceous perennial plant forming a mat of growth 2 - 20cm tall from a short, creeping rhizome. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and incense. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens.

Uses

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Parts Used

Young leaves, Flowers.

Chemical Composition

Viola odorata contains alkaloids, glycosides, saponins, methyl salicylate, mucilage and vitamin C (Stuart, 1989). About 30 cyclotides are identified from the aerial parts and roots of Viola odorata, 13 of which are novel sequences (Ireland et al., 2006).

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Viola biflora is quite cold tolerant, unharmed by temperatures of -10°c and probably lower.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Subalpine meadows, Thickets, Forest margins, Rocky crevices.

Photo Gallery

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  A Cabdella (Pallars Jussà - Catalunya)

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  A Cabdella (Pallars Jussà - Catalunya)

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  Japan - Mount Haku

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  Japan - Mount Haku

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External Links

• Viola biflora on flowersofindia.net