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ABSTRACT The Present study reports important secondary metabolites present in Ficus racemosa The Ficus racemosa belong to the Moraceae , it is popularly known as Glomerata, Cluster fig tree as well as Udumbara? in Marathi. Various plant parts such as bark, root, leaf, fruits are used as astringent, carminative, antidysentery, diabetes, leucoderma, antiasthmatic, hepatoprotective, antioxidant. The powdered Bark was subjected for extraction by using ethanol. These extract were evaluated for detection of various secondary metabolites, like Glycosides, tannins, Terpenoides, Alkaloids, Flavonoids. The preliminar phytochemical screening were done using various chemial test. The study show presences of Glycosides Ayurvedic system of medicine, Ficus racemosa is being widely used by the traditional practitionersin the prevention and treatment of diabetes over many centuries in Bangladesh. The fruit, bark, latex, seeds or leaves of F. racemosa plant have been reported to decrease blood glucose levels and improve .body weight in diabetic animals when administered in different pharmaceutical preparations and is, therefore, imperative to further investigation. The present review summarize data about phytochemical properties and biological activities of F. racemosa plants and provide scientificevidence for further development and utilization as a potential anti-diabetic drug.