India is having a long tradition of using plant derived medicines. Medicines are being used traditionally by different ethnic groups. This knowledge is transferred from one generation to next generation. Such medicines are considered as ethnomedicines. These ethnomedicines are used on the basis of previously acquired knowledge, without knowing their exact chemical constituent responsible for action. Present study encompass the phytochemical analysis of 17 ethnomedicines, commonly use in India to treat several ailments. Also 4 selected ethnomedicines Butea monosperma, Dioscorea hispida, Mesua...