Merve MEMİŞOĞLU*,º, Gülnur TOKER*

*Gazi University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, 06330 Etiler,
Ankara, TURKEY.
oCorresponding Author

Summary:
Ecballium elaterium (Cucurbitaceae) is a wide-spread plant in Mediterranean countries. In Turkey, the fruit juice is reported to be used for the treatment of sinusitis and cucurbitacin B was isolated as the anti-inflammatory active ingredient. In this paper, the chemical constituents of E. elaterium (cucurbitacins, sterols, phenolic compounds, amino acids, fatty acid and other compounds) have been reviewed.