ABSTRACT
In this study, three plant extracts of medicinal importance (Cannabissativa, Sonchusasper, Malvestrumcoromendalianum) were analyzed for its phytochemical, antioxidant, and antibacterial potentials against multi-drug-resistant bacteria. The presence of bioactive compounds such as, saponins, tannins, alkaloids, and flavonoid was observed in its aqueous and ethanolic extracts. Tannins was absent in Cannabis sativa. Phenolic compounds and antioxidant compounds were confirmed using standard methods. The results showed higher antioxidant activity of the ethonolic extract compared to aqueous extract of all three plants. The same trend was 204noted for the total phenolic compounds investigated in all three extracts. Antibacterial potential of three plant extracts (aqueous and ethanolic) against multidrug-resistant bacteria (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus) were evolved and were found active against different pathogens with different inhibition zones.
