Fitoterapia. 2003 Apr; 74(3): 291-3.

Antimicrobial activity of Ixora coccinea leaves.

Annapurna J, Amarnath PV, Amar Kumar D, Ramakrishna SV, Raghavan KV.

Microbiology Laboratory, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering Centre, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500 007, India. annapurna@iict.ap.nic.in

Ether and methanol extracts of Ixora coccinea dry leaves were tested for their antimicrobial activity. Ether fraction was found to be more active than the methanol fraction.