87PHARMACOLOGY AND MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF CAESALPINIA CRISTA- AN OVERVIEWCaesalpinia crista (Caesalpinia bonduc, Caesalpinia bonducella) belongs to family Caesalpiniaceae, contained favonoids, tannins, proteins, alkaloids, carbohydrates reducing sugars, phytosterols, saponins, coumarins, triterpenoids, furanocassane-diterpenes, nor-cassane diterpenes, neo-cassane diterpenes and many other bioactive compounds. It exerted nootropic, anticonvulsant, antianxiety, adaptogenic, antimicrobial, antiprotozoal, anthelmintic, insecticidal, antiproliferatve, antidiabetic, hypotensive, cardiprotective, hepatoprotective, anticancer, antioxidant, hypolipidemic and many other effects. This review deals with the chemical constituents and the pharmacological effects of Caesalpinia cristaaboahmad61@yahoo.comReview522015Caesalpinia crista,Constituents,PharmacologyAli Esmail Al-SnafiDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Thi qar University, Nasiriyah, P O Box 42, Iraq.