Embelia ribes is a large scandent shrub, distributed throughout India Constituents are Embelic acid, a volatile oil and fixed oil, colouring matter, tannin, a resinoid body and an alkaloid called Christembine. A large semi climber shrub with long drooping branches. Leaves simple, alternate, elliptic or lanceolate, acuminate, entire, upper surface shiny; flowers greenish white seen in terminal or axillary lax panicled racemes; fruits grayish berries, become dark brown when ripe, containing single, globose seed.
