Soymida febrifugaA. Juss (Roxb.)is a folk endemic medicinal tree indigenous to India(Anonymous,1952;Chopra et al.,1956). The decoction of the bark has bitter resin used invaginal infections, rheumatic pains and stomach pains. It is also used for the treatment ofwounds, dental diseases, uterine bleeding, haemorrhage and as anticancer agent (Ambaye et al.,1971). Bark activity. The bark is employed in intermittent fevers and generaldebility, in advanced stages of dysentery and diarrhoea. It isas good as thecinchona bark in treating malaria.