Ebony or persimmon is the common name for Diospyros chloroxylon belongs to Diospyros genus and Ebenaceae family. Traditionally it is used to treat many disorders but very few abstracts are proving its scientific evidence. Hence an attempt has been made to collect the information regarding its cultivation requirements, folklore usages pharmacological action with its phytochemical isolates. With this review it was found that even though many folklore usage are present for this divine fruit but very little research was conducted on this species of Ebenacea family, hence this review will be helpful for plant researchers to work on this species.