Chloroform, ethanolic, methanolic, ethyl acetate and aqueous root extracts of
Anogeissus leiocarpus
and
Terminalia avicennioides
were investigated
in vitro for antifungal activities against
Aspergillus niger
,
Aspergillus fumigatus
,
Penicillium species,
Microsporum audouinii
and
Trichophyton rubrum
using radial growth technique. The plant extracts inhibited the growth of all the test organisms. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the extracts ranged between 0.03μg/ml and 0.07μg/ml while the minimum fungicidal concentration ranged between 0.04μg/ml and 0.08μg/ml.
Anogeissus leiocarpus appears to be more effective as an antifungal agent than
Terminalia avicennioides. Ethanolic extracts of the two plant roots were more effective than the methanolic, chloroform, or aqueous extracts against all the test fungi.
