Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Methanolic Leaf Extracts of Coriandrum sativum and Eryngium foetidum L

Eryngium foetidum (E. foetidum ) and Coriandrum sativum (C. sativum ) commonly known as african malli and malli respectively are widely used in different parts of the world as flavouring agents. The leaves of these plants are used in traditional Indian cusine to improve the smell and taste of the food. Our present study wqas to identify the presence of secondary metabolites in the leaf extracts and to determine the whether the leaf extracts possessed antimicrobial, and antioxidant activities. The study was designed so, to compare the effect of methanolic leaf extracts of both Coriandrum sativum and Eryngium foetidum. The antimicrobial activity was studied against Pseudomonas aeroginosa, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Klebsiella oxytoca, and Staphylococcus auerus. The results of the present study clearly indicates that E. foetidum and C. sativum possess antibacterial activity and they are good natural sources of antioxidant compounds for use in food and pharmaceutical industry