Kahruba (Vateria indica Linn) is a resin used in Indian medicine as a tonic, carminative and expectorant. The resin exuded by the tree is known as Piney resin, White Dammar or Dhupa Vateriaindica Linn is an Indigenous & Endemic plant species to the Western Ghats. The tree belonging to the family Dipterocarpaceae is distributed mainly in the southern Western Ghats in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, along streams. V. indica was described by Hook in 1874 and Gamble in 1915 many workers have since reported it from different parts of Southern Western Ghats in India from the states of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and a ‘Tree flora of Kerala’2 listed 26 other reports concerning V indica. It has also been reported from Myristica swamps of Uttara Kannada and Southern Kerala. Traditional medicine & Astrological sciences too yield references which make us understand its bondage with the culture and tradition of the country. The plant can be found described in almost all Unani literatures in the treatment of chronic bronchitis, anaemic disorder, ear disorder, skin disorder, gonorrhea,syphilis, urinary discharges, amenorrhoea, piles, and diabetes mellitus along with this it has various pharmacological activities such as anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, anti-ulcer, anti-tumor activity and anticancer . Vateria indica (Linn.) is a Critically Endangered tree endemic to the South Western Ghats, India.