10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12 Volume 2 Issue 3 2011 (July - September) lessThan i greaterThan Coleus aromaticus lessThan /i greaterThan Benth (Lamiaceae) is known as a must-have plant in medicinal herb garden. The plant is well known for its antimicrobial and pharmacological activities. It is also reported to possess antioxidant and food additive properties. Antioxidant activity is reported to be mainly due to rosmarinic acid, chlorogenic acid and caffeic acid. The essential oil of lessThan i greaterThan Coleus aromaticus lessThan /i greaterThan has great anti-microbial activity on Gram negative as well as Gram positive bacteria, drug resistant microorganisms, phytopathogenic microorganisms and fungi. Promising fungi-toxic activity against lessThan i greaterThan Aspergillus flavus lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Aspergillus niger lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Aspergillus ochraceus lessThan /i greaterThan CFR 221, lessThan i greaterThan Aspergillus oryzae lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Candida versatilis lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Fusarium lessThan /i greaterThan sp. GF-1019, lessThan i greaterThan Penicillium lessThan /i greaterThan species and lessThan i greaterThan Sacharomyces cerevisiae lessThan /i greaterThan are reported in literature. Carvacrol and /or thymol and β-caryophyllene are the major active constituents of essential oil of the plant. The compositions of oil vary considerably depending upon the locality, season of collection and maturation of plant lessThan i greaterThan . lessThan /i greaterThan lessThan i greaterThan Coleus aromaticus lessThan /i greaterThan is useful in natural antibiotic formulation as an active gradient. The plant is also used as a food supplement and a flavoring for drinks. lessThan i greaterThan Coleus aromaticus lessThan /i greaterThan leaves are reported to possess remarkable diuretic property. The result shows therapeutic potential of lessThan i greaterThan Coleus aromaticus lessThan /i greaterThan which can be used as potential source of bioactive compounds. Rashmi Sahay Khare, Shanta Banerjee And Kanika Kundu Coleus aromaticus, Review, Pharmacology, Phytochemistry, Antimicrobial activities. 488-500