Marili F.Z.,Sunday O.A.,Lawal A.Z,Sodiq A.Y.,Joseph B.B.,Abdulrahman A.M,Abdulmumeen A.H2025-05-072025-05-072017https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/16135Subsequent to extraction and phytochemical screening, n-hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of the leaves of Eclipta prostrata were screened against certain strains of bacteria (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, and Staphylococcus aureus). The antioxidant properties of the three (3) extracts were investigated as well. Significant antibacterial and antioxidant activities were exhibited by methanol and ethyl acetate extracts, while hexane extract did not show either antibacterial or antioxidant activities. Gas Chromatography, coupled with Mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis- which was used to identify the main chief chemical components of the extracts was used to explain the plant extracts’ activities as antibacterial and antioxidant due to its revelation of the bioactive compounds in the plant.Article