67THE PHARMACOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA - AN OVERVIEWCasuarina equisetifolia contained carbohydrates, alkaloids, proteins, glycosides, saponins, phenolics, flavonoids, tannins, steroids, gum, reducing sugars and triterpenoids. It exerted many pharmacological activities including antimicrobial, antidiabetic, antioxidant, cytotoxic, hypolipidemic, gastroprotective, hepatoprotective and many other pharmacological effects. This paper will highlight the chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of Casuarina equisetifoliaaboahmad61@yahoo.comReview512015Casuarina equisetifolia,Chemical constituents,Pharmacological effectsAli Esmail Al-SnafiDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Thi qar University, P O Box 42, Iraq.