Canavalia gladiata is a perennial ethnomedicinal climber food plant found throughout the World. It shows many therapeutic properties which can be utilized for the treatment against many human diseases. In this review, we surveyed the recent findings on the pharmacological and therapeutic properties of Canavalia gladiata. The objective of this is to provide detail analysis on active compounds present in this species and to provide information regarding its pharmacological activities on human diseases and safety. Its bioactive compounds possess outstanding pharmacological properties like hemagglutianting activity, HIV-I inhibition, antimicrobial, antiproliferative, hepatoprotective, ROS- inhibitor, anti-cancer and anti-diabetic properties has been studied. The chemical constituents, pharmacological activities and therapeutic studies of C. gladiata showed a promising medicinal plant with various chemical compounds and numerous pharmacological activities. Keywords: Pharmacological activities, Therapeutics, Bioactive compounds, Canavalia gladiata.