Abstract
Argyreia nervosa bojar, a traditional and aesthetic medicinal plant is native to the Indian subcontinent. It has a large variety of traditional uses and therapeutically proven activities such as analgesic & anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-convulsant, anti-diarrheal, anti-fungal, antimicrobial, anti-obesity, antipyretic, anti-stress, anti-ulcer, anti-viral, aphrodisiac, CNS effect, hepatoprotective, hypoglycaemic, immunomodulatory, nootropic, wound healing activity, skin disorders, gonorrhoea, diabetes and sexual disorders