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World is endowed with a rich wealth of medicinal plants and they have been always principle form of medicine. Traditionally mature leaf decoction of Leucas biflora is used as eye drop twice a day in case of conjunctivitis. The mature leaves ground with leaves of Centella asiatica in a ratio of 2:1 and juice extracted from this mixture is applied directly to stop instance of bleeding from nose. Four to five leaves are also prescribed to chew with a leaf of Piper betel for the women who suffering from white discharge. The leaves of Leucas biflora was collected, identified and authenticated. The dried leaves of L. biflora pulverized to make coarse powder and decoction prepared and evaporated to get a dry residue. Aqueous extract have been standardized by evaluating organoleptic characters, macroscopically characters, physicochemical properties, screening of phytochemical constituents, total flavonoids content. Phytochemical screening shows the presence of carbohydrates, glycosides, flavonoids, tannins, Saponins and steroids. Quantitative determination of total flavonoids content in L. biflora aqueous extract was carried out using aluminium chloride colorimetric method. Quercetin was used as standard for calibration of flavonoids. The results indicate that the L. biflora plant is the rich source of high valve of phytochemical compounds.