In this modern era, there is a remarkable growth in the field of science. In the same way microorganisms are becoming more resistant to the commercial antibiotics. Fungal human infections are more prevalent in these days. Treatment and control of fungal pathogens are difficult as they are eukaryotes, hence the drug designing is more complex. Synthetic antibiotics not only control the pathogen but may also cause many side effects. Hence herbal composition is required for their control. In this research we have made a herbal salve elixir against fungal pathogen especially dermatophytes causing dandruff in humans. They gave a promising growth control pattern at 1:2 ratio of oil:dry powder preparation, which was very similar to the commercially available ketaconazole lotion. Two organisms were selected namely – Trichophyton sp and Malassesia sp. The plant selected was Phyla nodiflora. The antifungal acitivity was tested and compared with standard ketaconazole lotion.
