Review Article Asian J Med Health Res. 2016;1(5) ISSN: 2455-8664 AJMHR Asian Journal of Medical and Health Research Journal home page: www.ajmhr.com Review on Erythroxylum Monogynum Roxb. P.L.Rajagopal1* , K.Premaletha2, K.R.Sreejith1 1.Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pariyaram Medical College, Kannur, Kerala. 2. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pariyaram Medical College, Kannur, Kerala. ABSTRACT The plants are less harmful in nature; hence they are the best option in the treatment of many diseases. Medicinal plants are considered to be the biosynthetic laboratory for many phytopharmaceuticals. The essential values of some plants have long been published but a large number of them remain unexplored as yet. So there is a necessity to explore their uses and also to conduct pharmacognostic and pharmacological studies to ascertain their therapeutic properties. Keywords: Erythroxylum monogynum, Pharmacological, Phytochemical *Corresponding Author Email:
[email protected] Received 16 June 2016, Accepted 15 July 2016 Please cite this article as: Rajagopal PL et al., Review on Erythroxylum Monogynum Roxb . Asian Journal of Medical and Health Research 2016. Rajagopal et al., Asian J Med Health Res. 2016;1(5) ISSN: 2455-8664 INTRODUCTION Erythroxylum monogynum is also known as Red cedar or Bastard sandal, which is a small, much-branched, evergreen tree with a small glabrous dark brown trunk, It is native to Peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting occur throughout the year. The plant is known to have high medicinal value. It is taken to cure many diseases such as stomachic, dyspepsia, fever, and dropsy in ayurvedic medicine.