摘要
Viola canescens Wall.ex Roxb.is a perennial herb belonging to family Violaceae,and it is almost cosmopolitan in distribution.This plant is widely used in Ayurveda and Unani medicinal systems for curing various ailments,most commonly for cough and cold.Phytochemical studies releaved that this plant is rich in secondary metabolites.This plant revealed significant antimicrobial,anti-inflamatory,antioxidant,hepatoprotective,laxative,analgesic as well as antitumor activities.Due to all these important pharmacological activities,market demand of Viola canescens is increasing day by day and this plant is facing tremendous over exploitation and becomes a threatened plant according to International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.The present review compiles that the ethnobotanical,phytochemical and pharmacological aspects of the plant need to be conserved.
