• Ghulam Mustafa Rather
• Ranjana singh
• Irfan Rashid Thokar
• Arif Hussain Bhat

Medicinal plants have been used in different systems of medicine from centuries. Among the most important medicinal plants Iris species have also been included in this category which belongs to family Iridaceae. It has wide range of medicinal and pharmacological uses. Rhizomes of some Iris species are rich sources of bioactive molecules, such as flavonoids, xanthones, stilbenes, simple phenolics, iridal type triterpenoids, quinines and irones. Isoflavonoids are the major constituents of all Iris species and about 50 different isoflavonoids in the form of diglucosides, triglucosides are reported in Iris. Consumption of isoflavonoids is reported to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer and also have diverse biological activities like antimicrobial, estrogenic and insecticidal. Further research work is needed to explore the wide range of applications of Iris species, so that maximum utilization can be done for human welfare. The aim of this review is to analyze already published work on ethnomedicinal and ethnoveterinary uses of genus Iris.

Iris species, Secondary metabolites, Medicinal uses.

"A review on the medicinal Importance of Iris species", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.448-457, November-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811866.pdf

"A review on the medicinal Importance of Iris species", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp448-457, November-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811866.pdf