Screening of Indonesian Plants for Antifungal and Free Radical Scavenging Activities

Abstract

A total of 204 crude extracts of Indonesian plants (77 species from 43 families) have been screened for their fungicidal (Cladosporium cucumerinum, Candida albicans) and free radical scavenging [2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical] activities. Of the species investigated, 20 were active against Cladosporium cucumerinum, nine against Candida albicans and 24 exhibited radical scavenging properties.