The ancient history of India has indicated the relationship of plants and human beings. Medicinal plant are those which contains many special substance and chemical which are used for therapeutic purposes to their special properties by which they can be used for medicinal purpose for curing different types of diseases. They play an important role in supporting the health care system in India. They considered as a rich resources of ingredients which can be used in drug developed pharmacopeia, non-pharmacopeia or synthetic drugs. In this article we report the medicinal properties of selected plants specially used in Ayurveda.