GCandGC–MSanalyses Analyses(GCandGC-MS)ofaerialpartofE.hirta methanolextractenabledtheidentificationofnineteen chemicalcompoundsshowingmorethan90%similarity withthestandardmassspectrainthelibrary.ThequalitativeanalyticalresultsareshowninTable1.Thisextractischaracterizedbythepresenceofditerpenes8.7%, triterpenes16.0%,triterpenoids12.9%,sterols36.6%,