eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245 2019-06-25 16 2 441 449 10.13005/bbra/2759 33668 article C. Dhanunjaya Kumar 1 S. Anitha 1 P. Varalakshmi 1 Dowlathabad Muralidhara Rao 1 Department of biotechnology, S.K.University, Anantapur, 515003, India. Red cedar or Bastard sandal [Erythroxylum monogynum Roxb.] belongs to family Erythroxylaceae and commonly found in deciduous forests of India and Srilanka. The present work mainly deals with evaluation of phytochemicals present in various parts and pharmacological activities. Now a days a number of alternative medicines are avaliable for those diseases which are not cured by proper medicine. In this regard ayurveda or phytochemicals obtained from plants are using  to cure diseases since long back in India due to their less toxic and side effects when compared with other source of medicine. Plants are considered to be the biosynthetic labs for a number of valuble  phytochemicals. The phytochemicals found in leaf, stem, root of Erythroxylum monogynum known to contain a number of medicinal properties. Pharmocologically Erythroxylum monogynum shows Aantihyperlipidemic, Antioxidant, Aantibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antiplasmodial, Antiobesity, Antitumor, Cytotoxic, Ameliorative, Hepatoprotective, Nephroprotective activities.This work mainly provides information regarding, phytochemicals of various parts of plant, medicinal uses, Traditional importance, pharmacological activities. https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol16no2/evaluation-of-potential-phytochemicals-and-phyto-pharmacological-activities-of-erythroxylum-monogynum-roxb/ Erythroxylum Monogynum Roxb; Phytochemicals Medicinal Uses; Pharmocolgical Activities; Traditional Importance