77THE CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AND PHARMACOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF AMMANNIA BACCIFERA - A REVIEWAmmanniabaccifera contained hentriacontine, dotriacontanol, betulinic acid, lupeol, ellagic acid, quercetin, and lawsone. The root contained flavonoids, phenols and carbohydrate, the total amount of tannins were 0.42 and poly phenols were 4.04%. steroid, triterpenes, coumarines, flavanol, and tannin were also isolated from different parts of Ammanniabaccifera. It was reportedthat Ammanniabacciferaexerted anti-inflammatory, analgesic, gastroprotective, wound healing, antibacterial, antiurolithic, cytotoxic, antisteroidogenic, antioxidant and many other effects. The present review will highlight the chemical constituents and the pharmacological and therapeutic effects ofAmmanniabacciferaaboahmad61@yahoo.comReview512015Ammanniabaccifera,pharmacology,constituentsAli Esmail Al-SnafiDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Thiqar University, Iraq.