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The herbal medicine has its origins in ancient cultures. It involves the medicinal use of plants to treat disease and enhance general health and wellbeing. From past few years there has been a tremendous increase in interest towards plant based medicines, especially for new sources of drugs. New emerging branch of herbal nutraceuticals inspires focus on herbal medicines. Indravaruni traveling herb is belongs to family Cucurbitaceae, mostly found throughout India, both wild and cultivated. Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad, a valuable cucurbit plant, commonly called Colocynth/ Bitter Apple in English. As per Ayurveda it is Tiktarasa, Ushnaveerya ,Katuvipaka and used as purgative, diuretic Kaphahara and abortifacient almost all Samhita's and Nighantus of Ayurveda has explain about Indravaruni in detail. Due to its broad used in medicinal industries and its various important medicinal properties the literature and various research articles is studied and trying to collect the data as review article of Indravaruni which includes Taxonomical description, synonyms, vernacular names, classical review, part used, dosage, botanical description, Ayurvedic properties, phytochemistry, therapeutic uses, ethno medicinal uses, pharmacological activity.