90THE PHARMACOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF CAPSICUM SPECIES (CAPSICUM ANNUUM AND CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS) GROWN IN IRAQCapsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens contained a wide range of nutritional components and pharmacologically active metabolites. Both species exerted a wide range of pharmacological activities. The present review will highlight the chemical constituents and the pharmacological and therapeutic effects of Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens.aboahmad61@yahoo.comReview532015Capsicum annuum,Capsicum frutescens,Pharmacology,constituentsAli Esmail Al-SnafiDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Thi qar University, Nasiriyah, P O Box 42, Iraq.