# Viola Odorata ## Remedy Classification - **Type:** Herbal Remedy - **Miasm:** Emotional Miasm - **Temperament:** Chilly - **Aggravation Time:** Morning ## Keynote Indications Source: Derived from the whole fresh flowering plant of Viola odorata, commonly known as Sweet. Violet, English Violet, or Garden Violet, a perennial herb in the Violaceae family, prepared for. homeopathic use through trituration and serial dilution to enhance therapeutic action while. eliminating material properties, in accordance with homeopathic pharmacopeia standards. Traditional Context: Historically employed in homeopathy for respiratory, neurological,. psychological, and dermatological disorders , particularly those involving hoarseness, headaches,. and emotional sensitivity. It is noted for symptoms such as throat irritation, neuralgic pains, and. aggravation from cold air, often worsened by cold air, noise, or emotional stress, and ameliorated by. warmth, rest, or quiet environments. Modern Context: Indicated for respiratory conditions (e.g., laryngitis, bronchitis), neurological. conditions (e.g., tension headache, neuralgia), psychological conditions (e.g., generalized anxiety. disorder, adjustment disorder), and dermatological conditions (e.g., eczema, urticaria). It suits. patients with acute or chronic symptoms characterized by hoarseness, neuralgic pains, emotional. sensitivity, skin irritation, or respiratory distress, typically exacerbated by cold air, noise,. emotional stress, or exertion, and often seen in individuals with delicate, sensitive constitutions. The. remedy is particularly relevant for those with respiratory or neurological conditions, often. presenting with symptoms like throat irritation or tension headaches, commonly observed in. patients with laryngitis, neuralgia, or generalized anxiety disorder triggered by cold air, noise, or. emotional stress. ## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations) Worse from: Cold air, noise, emotional stress, exertion, talking, singing, lying down. (respiratory symptoms), scratching, night, dampness, tight clothing, morning. ## Symptoms by System ### Mind - Inclined to weep without knowing why. - Childish behavior, despondent, refuses eating, talks in low soft voice. - Aversion to music, especially the violin. - Inclined to weep without knowing why. - Childish behavior, despondent, refuses eating, talks in low soft voice. - Aversion to music, especially the violin. ### Vertigo - Vertigo, everything in head seems to whirl around. - COMMENTS - Viol-o. - was introduced by Gross and proved by Hahnemann, Gross and Stapf. - Gross said of his symptoms that they recurred equally in all positions, were mild, yet more definitely than from other drugs. - Hahnemann had bruised pain in all the bones in the morning in bed after waking, better after rising. - Stapf had relaxation of all the muscles. - The mind was greatly excited and disturbed and Viol -o. - found its first uses in hysterical cases. - Aversion to music, especially the violin is one of the peculiar symptoms. - Increased activity and rush of ideas, generally confused, “Can only grasp half an idea, puts it in its proper place but cannot hold it.” Gross experienced the former and Stapf the latter of these. - Gross also noted, “Tension which at times extends to upper half of face, especially of nose, thence to forehead and temples, as far as ears, alternating with a similar sensation in occiput and cervical muscles.” The cure of Lady Margaret Marsha, age 67 of an affection of the throat pronounced to be malignant (apparently epithelia of tonsil) with an infusion of violet leaves is on record. - Boiling water was poured on the fresh leaves and allowed to stand twelve hours. - Compresses moistened with this were applied externally to the throat and covered with oil-silk. - Relief of pain, dysphagia and suffocative symptoms was immediate. - The external swelling disappeared in a week, the growth on the tonsil in a fortnight. - Viol-o. - has cured a number of cases of rheumatism, chiefly right -sided. - It has a marked affinity for the wrists, especially the right. - Ear disorders with pain about the eye orbits indicate Viol-o. ### Head - Heaviness of head with sensation of weakness in muscles of nape of neck. - Scalp tense, must knit the brows. - Head ache across the forehead, above the eyebrows. - Tendency to pain immediately above eyebrows. - Burning in the forehead. - Throbbing under eye and temple. - Acts upon frontal sinuses. - Hysterical attacks in tuberculous patients. - Kidneys - Urine milky with strong smell. - Bedwetting in nervous children. - Heaviness of head with sensation of weakness in muscles of nape of neck. - Scalp tense, must knit the brows. - Head ache across the forehead, above the eyebrows. - Tendency to pain immediately above eyebrows. - Burning in the forehead. - Throbbing under eye and temple. - Acts upon frontal sinuses. - Hysterical attacks in tuberculous patients. - Kidneys - Urine milky with strong smell. - Bedwetting in nervous children. ### Eyes - Cramp in eyes. - Choroiditis. - Pain from eyes (left) to vertex worse cough. - Eyeball feels compressed. - Lids tend to close with out physical sleepiness. - Heaviness of lids. - Flames before eyes. - Myopia. - Illusions of vision, fiery, serpentine circles. ### Ears - Affections with pain in eyeballs. - Otorrhea, recurrent from birth. - Deafness. - Shooting in ears. - Roaring and tickling. - Deep stitches beneath ears. - Aversion to music. ### Chest - Hoarseness or loss of voice, with a sensation of dryness or tickling, resembling. - laryngitis, worse with cold air, talking, singing, or exertion, often with throat. - soreness or frequent clearing. - Dry or productive cough, with a tendency to irritation or wheezing, resembling acute. - bronchitis, aggravated by cold air, noise, or lying down, often with chest tightness or. - mucus. - Dyspnea or shortness of breath, with a sensation of oppression or burning,. - resembling asthma, worse with cold air, exertion, or emotional stress, often with. - anxiety or palpitations. - Tendency to respiratory hypersensitivity, with aggravation in cold or noisy states. - Neurological:. - Tension headaches or migraines, with a sensation of tightness or throbbing,. - resembling tension-type headache, worse with cold air, noise, stress, or exertion,. - often with scalp sensitivity or vertigo. - Neuralgic pains or shooting pains, with a tendency to sharpness or burning,. - resembling trigeminal neuralgia, aggravated by cold air, touch, or noise, often with. - numbness or facial twitching. - Tingling or restlessness, with a sensation of crawling or discomfort, resembling. - peripheral neuropathy, worse with cold air, night, or stress, often with limb. - sensitivity or weakness. - Tendency to neurological hypersensitivity, with aggravation in cold or stimulated. - states. - Psychological:. - Anxiety or nervousness, with a sensation of unease or apprehension, resembling. - generalized anxiety disorder, worse with cold air, noise, emotional stress, or. - confinement, often with trembling or insomnia. - Mood swings or irritability, with a tendency to emotional outbursts or sensitivity,. - resembling adjustment disorder, aggravated by cold air, noise, or stress, often with. - tearfulness or withdrawal. - Emotional fragility or overwhelm, with a sensation of vulnerability or sadness,. - resembling somatic symptom disorder, worse with cold air, noise, or social pressure,. - often with fatigue or palpitations. - Tendency to psychological hypersensitivity, with aggravation in cold or stressed. - states. - Dermatological:. - Itchy eruptions or rashes, with a sensation of burning or stinging, resembling eczema,. - worse with cold air, scratching, stress, or night, often with dryness or scaling. - Viola odorata (Sweet Violet) 2056. - Urticarial welts or hives, with a tendency to redness or swelling, resembling urticaria,. - aggravated by cold air, touch, or emotional stress, often with heat or sensitivity. - Skin hypersensitivity or soreness, with a sensation of irritation or prickling,. - resembling contact dermatitis, worse with cold air, exertion, or stress, often with. - peeling or cracking. - Tendency to dermatological hypersensitivity, with aggravation in cold or irritated. - states. ### Stomach & Abdomen - Distention of abdomen. - Craves meat. ### Urinary & Genital - Dyspnea during pregnancy. ### Extremities - Trembling of limbs. - Rheumatism of deltoid muscles and wrists (right) especially in females. - Shoulders cold. - Pressing pain in bones of fingers. - Pressing pain in right carpal and metacarpal joints (Ulm.). ### Neck & Back - Tension in muscles of the neck. - Jerking drawing in cervical muscles, near nape, extending down, worse lying on opposite side. - Causations - Suppressed discharges. ### Skin - Dry with moist palms. ### Sleep - Yawning and stretching without sleepiness. ### Generalities - As if everything in head whirled around. - As if eyeballs were compressed. - As if nose had been beaten and blood were pressing out. - As if hard palate were dried up. - As if a stone were lying on chest. - Burning like a small, transient flame in spots here and there.