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Viola indica W. Becker

Family	:	Violaceae
Local name	:	English- Indian Violet
Flowering and fruiting period	:	April-May
Distribution	:	Asia: Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan.
Habitat	:	Rocky slopes of Himalayas
Uses	:	It is useful in respiratory track congestion, asthma, sore throat, cold, coryza, and cancer of the throat.
Key botanical characters: Perennial herb, stoloniferous, . Roots rhizomatous, slender, short, stout and densely articulated.  Leaves simple, basal, ovate-lanceolate Flowers bisexual, zygomorphic, voilet or purplish with dark striations, fragrant, on long axillary pedicels,  . Stamens 5, hypogynous,.Fruit capsule, not seen.