Antifungal and Insect-Repellent Activity of Essential Oil of Zanthoxylum alatum

Abstract

The essential oil of fruits of Zanthoxylum alatum (Rutaceae) proved repellent to the insect Allacophora foveicollis and fungistatic to 24 fungi, including aflatoxin-produting strains of Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus at a minimum dose of 2.0 × 103 μll−1. The fungistatic property of the oil was not affected by high temperature, prolonged storage and increased inoculum.