A study of antifungal activity of ethanolic extracts of Leucas longifolia L. against fungal pathogens

Leucas longifolia Benth. (Lamiaceae) is common plant in India is considered carminative, stimulant and emmenagogue. The present study was designed to evaluate the antifungal activity of ethanolic (leaf and root) extracts of Leucas longifolia against pathogenic strains of Aspergillus niger, Fusarium oxysporum, Candida albicans, Trichophyton sp., and Alternaria alternata. The results were compared with standard antibiotics and findings support the traditional use of the plant in the treatment of different infections for the medicinal use. In comparison with the antibiotic, these extracts show no side effects.