Nature is an inexhaustible source of organic molecules many of which possess important biological activities. Plants are considered to be a repository of a large number of these molecules. The study of plants for their secondary metabolites will continue to be an important and relevant area of research activity globally for the discovery of novel compounds that may have therapeutic and biological properties that are beneficial to man existence. The book describes the isolation, purification, characterization and biological activities of secondary metabolites from a medicinal plant.