A research attempt has been made by Indian scientists and their findings were published in the Research Journal of Medicinal Plant 3 (3): 93-101, 2009. The basic aim of the study was to assess the effects of various drying methods on the total phenol contents and antioxidant properties (DPPH (2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) and FRAP (Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power) of Enicostemma littorale under different solvent. They concluded that after different drying treatments, plant material led to significant reduction in antioxidant properties of E. littorale in methanolic extracts as compared to that of the boiling water extracts which exhibited significantly stronger antioxidant potentials even in dried plant materials (Mueller-Harvey, 2001). It is just due to greater solubility of compounds, breakdown of cellular constituents and hydrolysis of tannins. A strong free radical scavenging activity in E. littorale have potential in the food industry as functional food ingredient. The researchers suggested that the compounds extracted by simple boiling would benefit better rather than methanolic solvents and there is a dare need to evaluate new technologies in this regard.