“…6 Many plants in this Amaranthaceae have been used in folk medicine for treatment of several diseases, such as diabetes, coughs, body aches, asthma, arterial hypertension, jaundice, dysmenorrhea, and certain infectious diseases. 7,8 The Gomphrena genus has been reported to contain alkaloids, saponins, ketoses, ecdysteroids, amino acids, terpenoids, flavonoids, hydrocarbons, alcohols, betacyanins, and steroids. 6,8,9 Gomphrena celosioides is an herbaceous perennial belonging to the family Amaranthaceae, Gromthrena genus.…”