Research Article

Ixora coccinea Enhances Cutaneous Wound Healing by Upregulating the Expression of Collagen and Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor

Table 1

Antibacterial activity of different I. coccinea leaves extracts expressed as minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) in mg/mL.

BacteriaMIC (mg/mL)
IxPEIxCEIxMEIxWE

Bacillus subtilis (MTCC111)2>20.1251
Staphylococcus aureus (MTCC3160)>2>21>2
Streptococcus mutant (MTCC890)>2122
Escherichia coli (MTCC443)212>2
Klebsiella pneumoniae (MTCC109)>2>20.25>2
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MTCC741)220.52

IxPE: I. coccinea petroleum ether extract; IxCE: I. coccinea chloroform extract; IxME: I. coccinea methanol extract; IxWE: I. coccinea water extract. Chloramphenicol was used as positive control (MICs < 90  g/mL).