Ethnopharmacological relevance : Muntingi acalabura (Elaeocarpaceae)is one of the most common
road side trees in Malaysia.Its leaves,barks,flower sand root shave been used as a folk remedy for
the treatment of fever,incipient cold,live rdisease,as well as an antiseptic agent in Southeast Asia.The aim of this study is to isolate and identify the antibacterial and cytotoxic compounds from the leaves of Muntingia calabura L.