PHYTOCHEMICALS, MINERAL, ANTI-MICROBIAL ANALYSIS AND FTIR STUDY OF DIFFERENT EXTRACTS (ETHANOL, ETHYL ACETATE AND HEXANE) OF Ficus exasperate LEAF (SANDPAPER LEAF)

Ficus exasperate is a small tree well known on account of its very rough leaves being used as paper widely spread in all eco-regions Nigeria. The plant has been ethno botanically reported to have diverse medicinal uses. It herbal medicine treat cough, hemorrhoid and lowering high blood pressure. Ethanol, ethyl acetate hexane extracts this were obtained by maceration tested for antimicrobial activity using agar diffusion micro broth method dilution techniques. However, Phytochemicals screening the extract revealed presence alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, cardiac glycoside, steroid, legal test, alkaline reagent phenol Sandpaper with no traces tannins reducing sugar. that test was except from Alkaline sugar, while ethanol tannins, glycoside phenols without flavonoids. exhibited wide range N-haxane Ethyl at concentration 5.075, 1.665 3.09g respectively. above results show F. exasperata leaf contained bioactive substances highest inhibitory activities against some human pathogenic organisms. This study justifies pharmacological uses these plants treatment microbial infections.