vivo leaves of M. azedarach collected from source plant were washed for 2-3 times with tap water and finally with distilled water, followed by ethanol wash and then allowed to dry at 50oC for overnight and finally milled to a coarse powder. 100 gm of powdered material was soxhlet extracted with different solvents like, Ethanol, methanol, petroleum ether and aqueous (12 hour each). All the extracts were evaporated in va