Anacyclus pyrethrum holds significant value as a medicinal herb that belongs to family Asteraceae.
Plant root ofAnacyclus pyrethrum known for its anaesthetic and pain relief activity. Root possesses brown acrid compound known for its local anaesthetic activity. This review gives renovated evidence about pharmacological, medicinal and phytochemical effects of anacyclus pyrethrum. Plant root is a abundant source of phytoconstituent like N alkyl amides, Pellitorine, Pyrethrins, essential oil and some other compounds. The present review gives information about phytochemical screening, methods of extraction, historical back ground and medicinal effect of the plant. Because of present of number of phytochemicals plant shows many pharmacological effects such as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, local anaesthetic, aphrodisiac activities, it also possesses antioxidant, immune stimulatory and different other valuable medicinal properties. In future all parts of Anacyclus pyrethrum can be studied for different medicinal properties. Local Anaesthetic action of the plant can be helpful in developing varieties of herbal formulation.