Abstract: Uraria picta is a woody herb found throughout Asia, Africa and Australia. It has been long known to possess significant ethno-medicinal value. It is a key ingredient of more than a hundred Ayurvedic formulations and an important component of many patents in countries like India, China, Japan and USA. U. picta is commercially important and in high demand in India and Western African countries. As a consequence, U.picta has now been classified as a rare, bioactive and threatened species in India. Biochemical analysis of different plant parts of U. picta and its tissue culture has shown that it is a valuable source of several bioactive phytochemicals. In this work, relevant details on ethnobotany, bioactive compounds, pharmacology, toxicology, tissue culture and commercial applicability.The plant possesses several medicinal properties viz., anticancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, antimicrobial, etc.

Keywords–ethno-medicinal , phyto-chemicals,bioactive, investigation, endangered.