Sweet Violet Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Sweet Violet (Viola odorata) is a low perennial of the violet family, Violaceae, native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia and naturalized in parts of North America, where it grows in hedge banks, woodland edges and shaded lawns. It spreads by runners into carpets of heart-shaped, finely scalloped leaves 5 to 15 cm tall, and in early spring bears deep violet, occasionally white, five-petaled flowers on slender stalks with a sweet fragrance that briefly dulls the sense of smell. Its flowers are candied and distilled for perfume. We extract the dried leaf.