103THE CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AND PHARMACOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF CELOSIA CRISTATA – A REVIEWCelosia cristata (Family: amaranthaceae) is widely used in traditional medicine to cure several disorders. Many sensitive ingredients were isolated from different parts of the plant. The recent studies showed that the plant exerted a wide range of pharmacological activities. The chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Celosia cristata were presented in this review.aboahmad61@yahoo.comReview542015Celosia cristata,Pharmacological Importance,Chemical constituentAli Esmail Al-Snafi*Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Thi qar University, Nasiriyah, Iraq.