Leaves of Lagerstroemia speciosa (L) pers.were shade dried, powdered and extracted with ethanol in a soxhlet extractor and then by maceration with water for about 24hrs.the extract were concentrated in rotary vacuum evaporator and subjected to preliminary phytochemical investigation.The percentage yield of extracts from Lagerstroemia speciosa was
ethanol (l9% w/w) and water (14%w/w).