Dear violet
- I get the "dance march" by the fonoteca of my heart when you see odorata Viola flourish on the shadowy, wet margins. I don't know if Oskorri will break Violeta's march as he sang in the song, the Basque people will break the chain and the pair of shoes, doesn't seem to be tender. Now, by the time we break the chain, we can use this soft florite to soothe and heal the pain of the feet caused by iron and the breaking of the pair of shoes.
Also called Viola Flower, Brioleta or Mouse Herb, or if most of us look at the odorata of the botanical name. In fact, it is olorous, we are looking for that smell as fragile as fleeting and precious both in the elaboration of the fermented beverage and in the elaboration of touches or treats. It is appreciated in perfumery and pastry throughout Europe, so its value as a medicinal plant seems to have been left behind, being significant that it is not marketed as a medicinal plant. I am sure that in the house of many of you you knew the flower through those purple flower candies brought by the grandmother of the pilgrimage to Lourdes. So in the aromateca of the heart, it will always be the grandmother's candy for many of us.
We have used flowers, although with leaves and roots there are also many uses. Flowers are the most recommended in terms of safety and efficacy, being the richest in active substances. There are also white and yellow violets, but what is born among us in a wild way is usually violet, often very dark violet. At this time, color starts to weaken and to clear up, because, despite being early spring, we see them flourishing towards the middle of winter.
On the outside will always calm the skin and inside the membranes. It doesn't matter if we use it in infusions, tinctures, waves or ointments, that's what being rich in mucilages has the ability to soothe any irritation. Mixed with butter for breakfast or salad is forgiving for the stomach, who has tried it knows it well. If you still see them in the flower and wrap a few stabs of flowers, dry them and keep them until your throat is broken. In these cases, the plantain (Plantago lanceolata) and malva (Malva sylvestris) are used as an infusion.
We have a lot of documentation about curiosities and legends, for a dozen articles and even for a thesis. I end with two facts of a religious nature, the Holy Week and the Ramadana in April, one of Muhammad's favorite flowers and the legend says that in the shadow that made the cross of Christ there were violet plants. Precisely, being faithful witness to the pain of Christ, the flowers tilted. On the occasion I dismiss you with the joy of the song The March of Violeta de Oskorri.
