ANTIMYCOTIC ACTIVITY OF SIX MEDICINAL PLANTS

The variable extracts of six medicinal plants prepared in 80% methanol and
distilled water and were tested for their antimycotic activity against five different
phytopathogenic fungi such as Alternaria carthami, Alternaria humicola, Fusarium
oxysporum, Fusarium roseum, Pullularia pullulans. Among all the plant extracts,
methanol extract of Lawsonia inermis and Hyptis sauvolens leaves were showed
significant antifungal activity against targeted phytopathogens. Methanol extracts
displayed maximum antifungal activity as compared to aqueous extracts. The antifungal
activity revealed by these plants could be attributed to the synergetic effect of two or
more chemical constituent.