Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Floral Methanolic Extract of Costus lucanisianus

The chemical and biological profiling of the methanolic extract floral part Costus lucanisianus have been carried out. was collected from Ogbia Local Government Area Bayelsa State. air dried, grinded extracted at room temperature in methanol. methanol mixture then concentrated under pressure. extract, MCL subjected to quantitative phytochemical screening, antioxidant antimicrobial profiling. result analysis showed presence phenols (14.853±0.350), tannins (6.638±0.051), alkaloids (3.72±0.02), flavonoids (59.444±0.000) saponins (2.93±0.06). activity increases as concentration increases. Biologically, has shown activities against following strains microbes: Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtillis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi, Candida albican, Klebsiela pneumonia, Fusarium spp. with highest observed aureus. least for coli. present study established phytoconstitution, vitro activities.