23Medicinal value of Merremia tridentata (L.) Hallier. f. (Convolvulaceae) – A Pharmacognostic ApproachMerremia tridentata (L.) Hallier. f. is the perennial herb with elongate stems belonging to the family Convolvulaceae, and is distributed in the tropical parts of the world. The plant is used in traditional medicine to cure many diseases such as arthritis, skin infections, inflammation, fever, diabetes, diarrhea, urinary disorders, and also used to improve hair growth. Flavanoids have been isolated from the aerial parts of the plant which include diosmetin, luteolin, diosmetin–7–o–β–d– glucoside, luteolin–7–o –β–d–glucoside. The plant reported to possesses anti-diabetic, anti- inflammatory, anti-arthritis, wound healing, analgesic and anti-microbial activities. An overview of the ethnobotanical, phytochemical and pharmacological investigations on the plant is presented in this reviewgprakashyoga@gmail.comReview312013Merremia tridentata (L) Hallier,f. Convolvulaceae,FlavonoidsS.K. Neyanila,G. Prakash Yoganandam,V. GopalMother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Gorimedu, Puducherry - 605 006, India,Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Gorimedu, Puducherry - 605 006, India,Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Gorimedu, Puducherry - 605 006, India