Some Extracts of Mallow Plant and its Role in Health

In our work, chemical studies on leaf of Malva sylvestris L. used in phytotherapy were done in vitro and the antifungal activity of plant extracts has been evaluated against four fungal: Rhizopus stolonifer, Trichoderma sp, Fusarium Oxysporium and Penicillium sp.The obtained results of the phytochemical screening showed the existence of many chemical compounds. In addition, the leaf had a high content of total polyphenols. On the other hand, our results demonstrated that the leaf contains several phenolic compounds which were identified by thin layer chromatography (TLC). The leaf of common mallow extracts was capable of inhibiting the in vitro growth of four tested fungi.