International Journal of Advanced Research in Chemical Science (IJARCS) Volume 2, Issue 3, March 2015, PP 33-37 ISSN 2349-039X (Print) & ISSN 2349-0403 (Online) www.arcjournals.org ©ARC Page | 33 A Medicinal Importance and Chemical Composition of Caralluma Umbellata Haw Damarla Naga Jyoti Research Scholar, Dept of Chemistry Krishna University, Machilipatnam Medikondu Kishore Professor of Chemistry, SVRM College (Autonomous), Nagaram, Guntur District. Y.Hanumantha Rao Associate Professor, Dept of Chemistry Andhra Loyola College (Autonomous), Vijayawada. yhr.chaya@yahoo.com Abstract: Plants are a vital component of the world’s biodiversity and essential natural resource for human well-being. Besides sustenance, the plants have been used as therapeutic aid for alleviating human ailments from very ancient times. Such plants commonly referred to as medicinal plants, have been one of the valuable tools in the traditional system of medicine and are also known to provide ingredients for formulations of new medicines in pharmaceutical industry. The present review article explores the phyto-chemical activities in Caralluma umbellata plant by using different extraction methods with different solvents. Caralluma umbellata is a Succulent plant spices, which belongs to Asclepiadaceous family. It is an important medicinal plant, which is used to cure diabetes & fat accumulation. Till the date more than 26 variety of medicinally important chemicals are isolated by different methodologies. Most of them are Alkaloids derivatives namely Carumbelloside -1,2,3,4,5,6 etc., the literature survey states that chemical compounds other than alkaloids are pregane glycosides, steroidal glycosides, bisdesmosidic glycoside etc., Isolation of all compounds selectively extracted from roots, stem, flowers or combined. In pharmacological studies of the isolated compounds effectively explained in anti-inflammatory activity, the analgesic activity, antioxidant activity, invitro Antibacterial activity, Anti hyperglycaemic activity etc. 1. INTRODUCTION Caralluma umbellata Haw belonging to the Asclepiadaceae family. It is a thick, erect, leafless, branching, succulent thorny perennial herb. Caralluma is found in Africa, Spain, Saudi Arabia Middle East, Pakistan and India. In India Occasionally, it was found in Hilly Regions of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and in Karnataka. Caralluma Umbellata have different local names in different regions. Sanskrit Name: Dugdhika, Uttamphalini. Telugu Name: Kundete Kommulu. Tamil Name: Eluman, Elumanpul i, Kallimulayan Kolli Hills Name: Chirukalli. (Malabar Tribes) The Stem of Caralluma Umbellata Haw used to prepare with salt and oil as pickles or chutneys. 2. MEDICINAL IMPORTANCE Preganes, pregane glycosides, sapanoins, flavanoids, triterpenoids, flavones glycosides, steroidal glycosides are the phyto chemical constituents, which are present in Caralluma Umbellata Haw.