Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activity of Traditional Medicinal Plants from the Balkan Peninsula

Highlights• Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of 8 aromatic plants from the Balkan Peninsula were studied.• Minimal inhibitory concentration of metanoic extracts ranged from 6.3 to 100 mg mL-1.• Minimal bactericidal concentration of metanoic extracts ranged from 12.5 to 100 mg mL-1.• Polyphenol content in methanol extracts correlated with their antioxidant properties.• Sequence of antioxidant activity was: A crithmifolia > A grandifolia > H officinalis > A absinthium > T parthenium.