The drug plants of Illinois The drug plants of Illinois . drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 VIOLA PEDATA L. Birdfoot violet, crowfoot violet. Violaceae.—An erect, stemless, low, nearly smooth herb, peren- nial; rootstock (rhizome) short, erect; leaves digitately 3-parted, the parts again deeply 3- to 5-cleft, on slender, erect peti- oles ; flowers dark violet and lilac-purple, with conspicuous orange-tipped stamens, solitary and nodding at the tops of slender, 1-bracted peduncles. The leaves and rhizome collected. Fre- quent on gravelly and sandy soils in the northern half of the state; rare
The drug plants of Illinois The drug plants of Illinois . drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 VIOLA PEDATA L. Birdfoot violet, crowfoot violet. Violaceae.—An erect, stemless, low, nearly smooth herb, peren- nial; rootstock (rhizome) short, erect; leaves digitately 3-parted, the parts again deeply 3- to 5-cleft, on slender, erect peti- oles ; flowers dark violet and lilac-purple, with conspicuous orange-tipped stamens, solitary and nodding at the tops of slender, 1-bracted peduncles. The leaves and rhizome collected. Fre- quent on gravelly and sandy soils in the northern half of the state; rare in the Ozark region. Medicinally effective constituents un- known. Used as a cathartic, emetic, and expectorant.
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