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Vigna unguiculata mostly known as cowpea an annual herbaceous medicinal plant belongs to Papilonaceae family. Vigna unguiculata can grow in sandy soil and very low rainfall region. The root bulbs are capable to fix atmospheric nitrogen in to soil to improve soil fertility and help to retain soil moisture. Vigna unguiculata contains alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, phytic acid and different kinds of amino acids helps to prevents various types of diseases. Different types of pharmacological activity like anthelmintic activity, antibacterial activity, Antimicrobial activity, antidiabetic activity, antiviral and antifungal activity, antioxidant activity, hypocholesteerolemic activity and hypolipidemic activites are reported by using the extract of Vigna unguiculata collected from different parts of the plant. The present review is established the details of Vigna unguiculata like phytochemical constituents, nutritional value of the plant and its medicinal uses like thrombolytic activity and antisickling activity.