Ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological profile of genus Viola
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The genus Viola (Violaceae) consists of approximately 500 species widely distributed throughout the world. In Pakistan, seventeen (17) different species of viola are abundantly found. Traditional healers have been patronizing various species of this genus in numerous disorders since time immemorial. Some of them are already validated scientifically such as antifungal antibacterial, antiplasmodial, antihypertensive, antidyslipedimic, anticancer, analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, anthelmintic, antioxidant, anticancer, anti-HIV and antiasthmatic etc. while many more are still needed to be addressed. Phytochemical-ly, different groups of compounds have been isolated from various species of this genus like cyclotide alkaloids, flavonoids, caffeic acid derivatives, salicylic acid and triterpenoids. Traditional knowledge when tested pharmacologically and phytochemically could provide new effective therapeutic agents.
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