Abstract: 
India has a great wealth of various naturally occurring plant drugs which have great potential pharmacological activities. Bambusa arundinacea is one amongst them. Bambusa arundinacea has been proven to have great pharmacological potential with a great utility and usage as folklore medicine. Various parts of this plant such as Leaf, root, shoot and seed possess Anti inflammatory, Antiulcer, Antidiabetic, Anti-oxidant, anthelmintic, astringent, emmengogue activity. Various phyto-pharmacological evaluations have been reported in this literature for the important potential of the Bambusa arundinacea. This review mainly focuses on the traditional, phytochemical and pharmacological information of Bambusa arundinacea.

Keywords: Bambusa arundinacea, Phytopharmacological Properties, Phytochemicals, Traditional Uses.