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. 1995 Apr-Jun;14(4):286–291.

ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF IXORA COCCINEA L. (RUBIACEAE)

PG Latha 1, TK Abraham 1, KR Panikkar 1
PMCID: PMC3331242  PMID: 22556712

Abstract

Antimicrobial activity was detected in the 50% ethanolic extract of Ixora coccinea. The effective inhibitory concentration of the extract against both the bacterial test organisms and the fungal test organisms studied was 125 ug mL-1, beyond which the inhibitory activity declined and the organisms started reviving from the effect of the antimicrobial principle.

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