DOI: 10.36347/sajp.2020.v09i07.004

Pages: 211-218

The medicinal plants are the key source in the life of human beings. The use of herbal drugs for the prevention and treatment of various health ailments has been in practice from time immemorial. A large number of medicinal plants are explored from flora for production of commercial drugs. Approximately 20% of the plants found in the world have been submitted to pharmacological or biological tests. Canthium parviflorum is an important medicinal plant used in indigenous system of medicine in India and abroad. Plants are the richest source of medicinal drugs. India is one of the richest Bio Source nations in the world. In India, infectious diseases are still a challenging health problem. To isolate and characterize biologically active molecules, many medicinal plants were screened. Though the medicinal importance of this plant is known, but the potential source of this plant for biologically active molecules is not known. So, the present review on Canthium parviflorum is opens a gateway to find out useful and novel drugs. The diversity of phytochemicals found present suggests that Canthium parviflorum thorn could serve as a source of useful drugs.