Review on taxonomical and pharmacological status of Dolichos lablab

Dolichos lablab is a fancy plant in the U.S., an accepted food in Asia, Africa, and Central & S. America. Lablab seeds are no more than 1/2 inch in length at maximum & is coloured white to brown, red and black. It is a climbing plant with broad and large leaves. It condones the pH range of 5 to 7.5 and flourishes in a various type of soils like deep sands to heavy black clays. This study concentrates on the origin, chemical composition, distribution, pharmacology and taxonomic status of the aforementioned plant. The pharmacology study showed that D. lablab possessed Antimicrobial, Antidiabetic, Analgesic, Antiinflammatory, Antioxidant, hypolipidemic, Cytotoxic, Insecticidal effects.