Assortment of medicinal plants which are conventionally used for thousands of years, are present in a assemblage of herbal provision of the Indian traditional health care system (Ayurveda) named Rasayana which was projected for their appealing antioxidant activities. Along with the medicinal plants used in Ayurvedic Rasayana for their restorative action, medicinal plants have been scrupulously investigated. The developing countries predominantly rely on the conventional medicines. The long-established__ampersandsignnbsp; edicine involves the use of dissimilar plant extracts or the bioactive constituents. This nature of study provides the healthiness relevance at reasonable cost. The hit such as ethnomedicine actively__ampersandsignnbsp; epresents one of the unsurpassed avenues in penetrating new profitable plants for medicine. In observance with this view in mind that the current investigation is carried out in Malva sylvestris, known as common mallow, which is native to Europe, North Africa and Asia. In the Mediterranean region, this genus has a elongated history and used as food, and outstanding to its therapeutic significance, several parts of this plant have been engaged in conventional as well as ethnoveterinary medicines. The Antioxidant evaluation of Malva sylvestris, was carried out using the free radical scavenging activity of the 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH), total phenolics content and reducing power assay on the methanolic extract. Qualitative phytochemical investigation of this plant confirms the presence of various phytochemicals like saponins, alkaloids and flavonoids. The results suggest that the phytochemical properties of this plant were used for curing various ailments and possess potential antioxidant properties.