• Adah, C. A.
  Department of Chemistry, Benue State University, MakurdiNigeria
  




• Cyprian, A.
  Department of Chemistry, Benue State University, MakurdiNigeria
  




• Agbo, E. O.
  Department of Chemistry, Benue State University, MakurdiNigeria
  




• Ocheidikwu, A. A.
  Department of Chemistry, Benue State University, MakurdiNigeria
  




• Ogbada, R.
  Department of Chemistry, Benue State University, MakurdiNigeria
  

Erythrophleum suaveolens has been used in a number of places for treating several diseases.rnIn the present study, the plant root, seed and leaves were screened for phytochemicals,rnbacterial and pesticidal properties using standard procedures. The results show the presencernof tannins, terpenoids, saponnins, and alkaloids in the roots’ methanol and hexane, seed andrnleaf aqueous extracts while cardiac glycosides were found in the roots and seed extracts,rnbasalms was found present in the seed and leave extracts. The bioassay using modifiedrnMuella Hinton agar method indicated sensitivity of the bacterial (P. aeruginosa, S. aureus, E.rncoli and K. aerogenes) strains to the plant root extracts (methanol and hexane) and standardrnantibiotics (ciprofloxacin) with the methanol extract being more active. The bioassay of plantrnseed (100 %) and leave (52.5 %) against Bruchinae (Bruchid beetle) reveals the potentialrnpesticidal activity. The E. suaveolens seed was found to be more bioactive.