These plants are being used by tribal and folk communities of various regions, fruits of Dillenia indica as well as D. pentagyna also eaten raw but not very much well known by people (Dubey et al., 2009; Pradhan & Badola, 2008; Sharma & Pegu, 2011). The present review includes detailed pharmacognostical description, phytochemical investigations and therapeutic importance of these plants. These plants may have very good medicinal potential which can be further explored for preparation of formulations.