Introduction: Indiscriminate use of antibiotics for the treatment of bacterial infections has led to the emergence of resistant bacterial strains, which has motivated the search for alternatives for their control, such as the use of plant extracts that have shown potential as bactericides, eg Chenopodium quinoa Willd. and Artemisia dracunculus L, which are commercially cultivated in Colombia and neighboring countries. Objectives: To define the antibacterial activity of extracts from C. quinoa (quinoa) seeds and A. dracunculus (Russian