PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES OF Gynandropsis gynandra (Spider flower) and Buchholzia coriacea

(Musk tree)
(FAM: CAPPARIDACEAE) ON SOME COMMON FUNGAL ISOLATES
1Ogunmefun O.T. and 2Ajaiyeoba E.O.
1Department of Biological Sciences, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti
2Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
E-mail: yinkatayo_08@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
This paper describes the phytochemical and antifungal studies of two
members of the Capparidaceae family which are Gynandropsis
gynandra and Buchholzia coriacea. These two plants were screened for
the presence of their active constituents. The leaves and the stem
were screened separately. The antifungal activities of the leaves and
stem were tested using Aspergillus niger, Penicillum sp., Candida
albicans, Fusarium oxysporium and Aspergillus flavus. The activity of
the extract at 200mg/100ml (0.02g/10ml) of methanol was compared
with methanol as the control and Tioconazole as reference standard.
The result of the antifungal assay of the plant extracts justifies
their use in traditional medicine.