Optimization of antimicrobial activity of medicinal plants (Coriandrum sativum, Ocimum tenuiflorum and Phyllanthus emblica) against MDR pathogens

Abstract

An antimicrobial is a substance that kills or inhibits the growth of microbes such as bacteria, fungi, protozoa’s or viruses etc. main classes of antimicrobials are antibiotics, antiviral and antifungal. In this study the ethanolic and aqueous extract of three medicinal plants i.e. Coriandrum sativum, Ocimum tenuiflorum and Phyllanthus emblica were investigated for their antimicrobial activities against four bacterial strains i.e. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus amiloliquifaciens, Staphyllococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Multiple drug resistance and minimum inhibitory concentration were analyzed of these medicinal plants for above pathogens.