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The aim of this review is to expose the therapeutic and potential of ethnopharmocological drug, Ipomoea carnea Jacq. and to ellustrate the therapeutic utility of I. carnea Jacq from different literature sources. Phytomedicines are progressively being established in modern therapeutic science. The shrub I. carnea has been used traditionally for thousands of years. However, there are many scientific studies on this medicinal plant which reveals the presence of many phytocompounds (alkaloid, flavonoid, tannin and saponin) in this plant. In this review, we have summarized the biochemical efficiency of phytocompounds of I. carnea. Anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, anti-convulsant, immunomodulatory, anti-diabetic, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, anxiolytic, sedative and wound healing activities are shows by different phtyoextracts of plant and their different parts. However, some toxic effects have been also reported. Some of the major phytocompounds associated with the bioactivity of I. carnea have been reported. This review article might be valuable for phytotherapy researchers, as I. carnea can be a good source for drug development for pharmaceuticals and ayurvedic practitioners.