Medicinal plants were used to cure human aliments in every possible condition. The use of medicinal plants in therapeutics most probably exist the earliest documented history. Embelia ribes is one of most significant medicinal plant. Almost every part of this plant contains varied chemical constituents and is used in the treatment of various. Extensive research work has been reported in last few decades on this valuable plant. This review deals with stateof- the-art pharmacological activity reported on Embelia ribes.