Presence of hypolipidemic as well as antioxidant agents in the plants species or in natural resources have been previously highlighted by many workers (Helen et al., 1999; Augusti et al., 2001; Sodimu et al., 1984; Helen et al., 2000). Therefore, the present study was designed to investigate the role of CC leaf extract in suppressing the oxidative stress and cell injury induced by ischemia–reperfusion of isolated rat heart.