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The medicative plants were copiously applied in the healing of health complications. Traditionally implemented, medicative-worthy Acacia nilotica (Fabaceae family), is applied globe-wide in customary healing practices. Here, we have tried to unravel the antioxidant, fungicidal, antibacterial and cytotoxic trait of A. nilotica bark aqueous extract. Phyto-content testing revealed presence of flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, phenols, carbohydrates, proteins, and amino acids. The antioxidant efficacies were 39.12 µg/ml (for DPPH assay) and 42.64 µg/ml (for NO assay) as IC50 ranges, respectively. The bark aqueous extract manifested fungicidal impact on all the screened fungal strains with the highest inhibitory zone against A. fumigatus (19.5 ± 0.45 mm). The MTT assay of bark aqueous extract registered a dose-related cytotoxic impression with 39.05 µg/ml (IC50 outcome). Hence, it emphasizes strongly that A. nilotica bark aqueous extract is a prospective therapeutic source and it is indispensable to further scrutinize its therapeutic and curative properties.