Abstract

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANT MATERIAL EXTRACT AGAINST FUNGUS ASPERGILLUS NIGER

Mayuri C. Rathod, Vaishali J. Godhani and D. A. Dhale*

ABSTRACT

The aim of the study was to evaluate the antifungal activity of extracts of two plant species used in traditional herbal medicine. The plants were selected on the basis of their reported ethnobotanical uses. Aqueous and acetone extracts of two plant species were screened in vitro for their antifungal activity against fungus Aspergillus niger. 50μl concentration MIC of Aloe extract in acetone and70μl concentration of MIC of Peepal barks extract in acetone also. We concluded from this that these extracts exhibit amazing fungicidal properties that support their traditional uses. The presence of phyto-compound in the extracts including, steroid, triterpenes, alkaloids, tannin, flavnoids, lactones, diterpines, giycosides, sapponins may be responsible for these activities. The acetone extracts of plant are more efficient as compared to the water extract.

Keywords: Aspergillus niger, Ethnobotany, Fungicidal Properties, Traditional Medicine.