Assessment of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial (Therapeutic) Potentials of Some Medicinally Important Beverages

Abstract

Herbal tea is widely used for its medicinal properties. Here the Tulsi ginger tea and Tulsi lemongrass tea were taken for antimicrobial and antioxidant assays to compare their therapeutic potentials. Different solvents viz water and Methnol: HCl (99:1) were taken to compare the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. At the same time Ashwagandha and Arjuna Churna was taken to assess their therapeutic/medicinal values by assessing antioxidant and antimicrobial potential against two different microorganisms wherein the extracts were made in different solvents to find optimum therapeutic potential as medicinal beverage. According to medicinal value Tulsi ginger tea is showing consisting approach in different solvents by showing almost equivalent amount of antioxidant and antimicrobial potential. So as a beverage it can be used in aqueous solvents and for drug designing both the solvents are helpful to extract active metabolites. According to antioxidant and antimicrobial potential Arjuna extract is superior than Aswgandha to act as medicinal; beverage