Preliminary phytochemicals, total phenolics and flavonoid contents were analyzed in leaf, stem and root samples.In vitro antioxidant activity was evaluated by different assays such as 2, 2–diphenyl–1–picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging, 2, 2′–azinobis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline–6–sulphonic acid (ABTS•+) radical scavenging, ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay, phosphomolybdenum reduction assay, metal chelating activity, superoxide anion radical scavenging activity, hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide scavenging assay. The antipyretic activity of root methanol extract was studied by pyrexia induced by brewer's yeast on Wistar albino rats at concentration of 200 and 400 mg/kg using paracetamol as standard drug.