10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12 Volume 4 Issue 2 2013 (April - June) Rare and Endemic medicinal plant lessThan i greaterThan Curcuma neilgherrensis lessThan /i greaterThan (Zingiberaceae) is reported from Araku valley and from Tirumala hills of Seshachalam Hill Ranges of Easternghats, Andhra Pradesh. It is distributed all along the landscapes of mountain regions commonly called 'Adavi pasupu 'or 'Konda Pasupu'. It is stated as endemic in Red listed medicinal plants of Talakona MPCA of Eastern Ghats. Herb is used as traditional medicine by the tribals and also ornamental. This species is used against cold, cough, boils, cuts, wounds, bone fractures, skin diseases and also as antimicrobial, anthelmintic, antioxidant, antiinflammatory, antiasthamatic, antitumor, stomach ache and carminative. In the present investigation Preliminary phytochemical screening of leaf, scape, flower and rhizomes revealed the presence of various secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, terpenoids, steroids, anthocyanidins, saponins, tannins, lignins, indoles, glycosides, carbohydrates, proteins and amino acids may supports the herbal medicinal usages. D.CHAITHRA, N.YASODAMMA AND C.ALEKHYA Endemic,Seshachalam Hill Ranges,Traditional Medicine,Phytochemical Screening, Curcuma neilgherrensis. 409-412