TABLE 2.

Selected plants for antifungal screening.

Biological source	Vernacular names	Part(s) used for extraction	Family	Ethnomedicinal uses	References
Allium sativum	Garlic	Cloves	Amaryllidaceae	Reducing blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and headache, as an antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, and prevention of cancer	Alam et al. (2016)
Azadirachta indica	Neem	Leaves	Meliaceae	Antimalarial, anti-pyretic, and antiseptic, in skin infections such as eczema, antidiabetic, anticancer, and anthelmintic	Hashmat et al. (2012)
Curcuma longa	Turmeric	Rhizomes	Zingiberaceae	Antiseptic, as a disinfectant, anti-inflammatory, to treat skin infections, analgesic also aids in digestion	Verma et al. (2018)
Lawsonia inermis	Henna	Leaves	Lythraceae	Headache, skin problems, amebiasis, protective against lice and dandruff, enlargement of the spleen, jaundice, treating ulcers, and in digestive problems	(Al-Snafi, 2019), (Semwal et al., 2014)
Mentha piperita	Mint	Leaves	Lamiaceae	Analgesic, treating cold, digestive problems, throat inflammation, antiviral, and antifungal	Mahendran and Rahman, (2020)
Nigella sativa	Black seeds	Fruit	Ranunculaceae	Anti-hypertensive, liver tonic, antidiarrheal, diuretic, appetite-stimulant, antidiabetic, antibacterial, analgesic, and in skin infections	(Majeed et al., 2020), (Ahmad et al., 2013)
Withania somnifera	Ashwagandha	Seeds	Solanaceae	Anti-inflammatory, treating ulcers, conjunctivitis, cold and coughs, anti-epileptic, leprosy, insomnia, anti-arthritic, asthma, and intestinal diseases	Umadevi et al. (2012)
Zingiber officinale	Ginger	Rhizomes	Zingiberaceae	Treating heart complications, food poisoning, osteo-arthritis, menstruation disorders, anti-epileptic, nausea, cough, inflammation, cancer, and travel sickness	Kumar Gupta and Sharma, (2014)