Ixora Chinensis

ABSTRACTSince thousands of years natural products have played a very important role in health care and in prevention of disease. To evaluate the anti-microbial & antidiabetic activities of leaf extracts (chloroform and methanol) of ixora chinensis. A complete literature survey of ixora chinensis revealed that most of the activities reported on leaves and flowers were anti-oxidants, anti-cancer, anti-microbial activities. For preliminary phytochemical screening of the extracts, we performed tests for alkaloids, carbohydrates, flavanoids, tannins, glycosides, saponins, proteins and steroids. From this study, we can conclusively state that methanol, chloroform leaf extracts of Ixora chinensis has anti-hyperglycemic activity, anti-microbial activity. These results support the use of the plant in folk medicine to manage microbial infections, diabetics and other related diseases. Keywords: Ixora Chinensis, Phytochemical Screening, In-Vitro Anti Microbial & Anti-Diabetic Activity.