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VOL. 6, ISSUE 6 (2021)
A flower of immense medicinal value: Viola odorata (Gul-e-banafsha)
Authors
Aafreen Afzal, M A Jafri, Shahid S Chaudhary
Abstract
Herbal medicines are getting significant attention in global health debates. Gul Banafsha is the flowers of the plant Viola odorata Linn. commonly called as “sweet violet” belongs to Violaceae family and has been in use since antiquity, for treating several diseases both in Unani and in Ayurvedic systems of medicine. Banafsha is available in three forms as the dried aerial parts of the herb, only the dried flowers, and the aerial parts without flowers. Almost all these parts are used for medicinal purpose, and it has been proven as, diuretic, anti-asthmatic, anti-dyslipidemic, antihypertensive, sedative antibacterial, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antipyretic, hepatoprotective, anticancer, laxative, cytotoxic, anti-tubercular, and antifungal properties. It is used as a single drug or as an ingredient in various formulations viz. Syrup, decoction, infusion, confection, semisolid preparations, oil and pill. The present review was undertaken to assimilate the effort to explore the knowledge and comprehensively highlight the herb Viola odorata possess multidisciplinary actions in human body.
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Pages:1033-1036
How to cite this article:
Aafreen Afzal, M A Jafri, Shahid S Chaudhary "A flower of immense medicinal value: Viola odorata (<em>Gul-e-banafsha</em>) ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 6, 2021, Pages 1033-1036
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