Comparative analysis of chemical composition and antibacterial activities of and Mentha spicata Camellia sinensis

Plants are an essential part of human society since the civilization started. Medicinal plants are the boon of nature to cure a number of ailments of human beings. In many parts of the world medicinal plants are used against bacterial, viral and fungal infections. Evaluation of plants bearing efficiency in healing various diseases is growing in recent years. Innumerable biologically active compounds of plants are found to possess antibacterial properties. Practitioners of Ayurveda and Unani system of medicine regularly employ a large number of Indian medicinal plants as antibiotic agents and over the last 40 years, intensive efforts have been made to discover clinically used herbal antibacterial and antifungal drugs. Mint ( ) and tea ( ) leaves are extensively used as herbal medicines all over the world. commonly called as spearmint belongs to the family Lamiaceae. This herb is considered as stimulant, carminative, antispasmodic, stomachic and diuretic, and is used in the treatment of gas pain, rheumatism, toothache and muscle pain. Mint possesses antioxidant properties due to the presence of active constituents like menthone, menthol, rosmarinic acid and carvone. Tea is an infusion of flavorful leaves that has been consumed for centuries as a beverage and is valued for its medicinal properties. Tea from the leaves of plant has a wide range of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticarcinogenic activity and presence of catechin and epigallocatechin accounts for the antioxidant property of tea extract. Microorganisms like and are the common pathogens of human infection. is opportunistic pathogen of human skin. is an enteric pathogen INTRODUCTION