Manjishtha is widely known for its usefulness as Rakta-shodhak ayurveda. This climber plant spreads extensively. Its stem are reddish and several meters long. It is found in hill and mountains, upto 8,000ft. It is widely used blood disorders, glandular enlargements, and skin diseases. It is rich in phytoconstituents such as quinines (anthraquinones), glycosides, saponins, tanins, alkaloids, hexapeptides, triterpenoids, steroids, phenols, and saccharids.