Safety and efficacy of green foliage in the treatment of fungal infections and associated clinical conditions.

Forty five crude extracts of nine selected medicinal plants, based on their use in respiratory and other disorders in traditional systems of medicine were analyzed for their potential activity against three pathogenic species of Aspergillus. The presence of phenols, tannins, flavanoids, terpenoid, steroids, alkaloids and saponins in the different extracts was established. The crude extracts were examined for antifungal activity in concentration ranging from 5000.