Misopates Orontium (L.) Raf: A Promising Ethnomedicinal Plant With Potent Antimicrobial And Antioxidant Source

The phytochemical analysis, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of ethnobotanically important plant Misopates orontium (L.) Raf. were evaluated. Phytochemical analysis showed the presence of glycosides, carbohydrates, protein, saponins, alkaloids, sterols, lipids tannins and flavonoids. Antimicrobial activity of ethanolic extract of whole plant of M. orontium were evaluated against antibacterial and antifungal strains. The antibacterial activity of plant M. orontium showed maximum zone of inhibition 15 +/- 0.6 mm against P. aeruginosa and S. aureus while the minimum zone of inhibition 9 +/- 0.4 mm was obtained by B. subtilis. The antifungal activity of M. orontium found that highest zone of inhibition 12 +/- 0.3 mm was formed by A. oryzae and 11 +/- 0.6 mm against A. niger. Maximum result of total antioxidant activity (1.35 +/- 0.04 mm) of plant M. orontium was observed by n-hexane extract