Viola: Transcriptions

[-JKP-]

These are from my first round translation of the page. See whether it matches with viola or not.

1. In constellation of ox
2. It reduces milk of animals
3. For cooking with meat 
4. In vine and kind of kebab
5. As a kind of timber
6. A flower that produces seeds

I can't remember which plant/constellation is associated with Viola, but Viola bicolor and V. tricolor were generally not included in medieval herbals (they preferred V. odorata), so I don't know if it's even recorded which constellation they preferred for V. tricolor.

I've never seen any of those characteristics mentioned in medieval herbals for Viola.
Viola is edible, but the parts are delicate, they are mostly used in salad. I doubt if they are milk reducers, partly because they don't grow well in trampled areas (where there are a lot of livestock). I would have to look it up to be sure, but I would be surprised if they are milk reducers based on their chemistry.

"As a kind of timber". This stretches credulity.

In general, flowers produce seeds. I can't imagine why anyone would write this.
Ferns (which produce spores) are not flowers by definition.


They believed some pretty goofy stuff in the Middle Ages, but this just doesn't "feel" like Viola in any way.