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Lime is also an essential ingredient in the preparation of most herbal concoction which is sometimes used to suppress stomach ache and possess antimicrobial activities in conjunction with other extracts 3.ДЄspergillus species are the most common fungal species which are able to produce mycotoxins in food and feedstuffs and these mycotoxins are known to be potent hepatocarcinogens in animals and humans 11. Ginger contains the compound caprylic acid, which has potent antifungal properties and is popularly used to treat conditions like indigestion, nausea, vomiting, sore throats, the common cold, headache, fevers, flu symptoms, rheumatism, and motion sickness 16. Allicin in garlic extracts have been found to be effective as an antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral and anti-parasitic agent 15. The antimicrobial activities of such plant extracts have been linked to the presence of bioactive compounds which sometimes serve to protect the plants themselves against bacteria, fungi and viral infections as well as exhibiting their antimicrobial properties on these organisms 14. Over the years much effort has been devoted to the search for new antimicrobial (antifungal) agents from natural sources such as plants and others for treatments and for food preservation 3, 8-13. The extracts (antimicrobial agents) when isolated are contained in the phytochemical constituents (Alkaloids, Saponins, Tannins etc.) of the plants 7. Extraction refers to processes for the isolation of the active ingredients from drug material and this may be by physical means or by dissolving in a suitable menstruum (liquid solvent e.g. A report from the World Health Organisation revealed that 80% of the worldвЂ™s population relies on traditional therapies which involve the use of plants extracts or their active substances 4 whilst actively encouraging national governments of member countries to utilize their traditional systems of medicines with regulations suitable to their national health care systems 5. These plants which are easily available and cheaper than the conventional drugs include garlic, ginger and lime fruit which in their natural state are widely used in West Africa as herbal medicines 3. Ethno-pharmacological use of plants prevails among most African countries where plants are used in treating malaria, diarrhoea, burns, gonorrhoea, stomach disorders and other infectious diseases 2. The use of plant parts as a source of medicine to treat infectious diseases predates history as a result of which nearly all cultures and civilizations from ancient times to the present day have used herbal medicines to cure infections 1. The study thus confirms the antifungal properties of these medicinal plants and suggests the type of extraction to yield the best results. Garlic on the other hand exhibited a good antimicrobial (antifungal) property in both ethanol and water extraction media. Thus water base extraction technique was the most effective in inducing antifungal properties of lime whiles ethanol base extraction technique was the best for ginger. In the water (aqueous) base extraction medium, lime exhibited the highest antimicrobial (antifungal) effect ( P0.05) but highly fungicidal on C. Ginger showed the highest antimicrobial effect against all the test fungi ( P0.05) using ethanol extraction. Growth results showed high but varied levels of antimicrobial effectiveness. The pour plate technique was applied in the antifungal sensitivity testing using Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) and results obtained by measuring diameter of fungal growth over a 7day incubation period.

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Pure cultures of the test fungal were isolated from rotten vegetables, air spora, and a swab of the skin surface whilst filtered plant extracts were obtained by means of organic (absolute ethanol) and aqueous (distilled water) extraction techniques. The study aim at comparing the antimicrobial (antifungal) properties of garlic, ginger and lime on Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger and Cladosporium herbarum using organic and water base extraction.

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