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Forskolin was isolated from the stem of Coleus forskohlii. Chloroform extract of the powdered stem was subjected to silica get column chromatography to obtain crude forskolin. The crude forskolin was crystallized using ethyl acetate and n-hexane to obtain pure forskolin. The forskolin isolated was characterized by using UV, IR, ESI-Mass, ¹H and ¹³C NMR. The yield was 0.103% w/w based on the dry weight of stem powder. The present study reconfirmed existing data on physical and spectroscopic characterization of forskolin.