PHARMACOLOGY OF CELOSIA ARGENTEA L

Celosia argentea L. (family-amaranthaceae) is widely used in traditional medicine to cure several disorders such as fever, diarrhea, mouth sores, itching, wounds, jaundice, gonorrhea, and inflammation. A variety of phytoconstituents are isolated from the C. argentea L. which includes triterpenoid saponins, celosin E, celosin F and celosin G together with a known compound cristatain, betalains, nicotinic acid, celogenamide-A, celogentin A?D, H, J and K. The plant having potential pharmacological values screened for its various pharmacological activities, namely, antiinflammatory, immunostimulating, anticancer, hepatoprotective, antioxidant, wound healing, antidiabetic and antibacterial activities which are reported in the extracts of different parts and its phytoconstituents of this plant. An overview and details of the pharmacological investigations on the C.argentea L. is presented in this review.