Phenotypical, Mycochemicals, Proximate Composition and Antifungal Activity of Phylloporia ribis (Schumach) Ryvarden from India

Herbal medicines were popular in the treatment of many diseases due to green medicine is safe, easily available and less side effects. So the mushrooms belonging to Hymenochaetace members like Phellinus and Phylloporia were used in preparation of crude drugs/folk medicines. The sporophores of Phylloporia members were collected from Andhra Pradesh, India. The sporophore was used for phenotipical identification, Mycochemical evaluation, physicochemical properties, and Antifungal activity against plant pathogens. Based on the phenotypical or morphological characters the sporophore was identified as Phylloporia ribis (Schumach.) Ryv. The extracts of P. ribis sporophore powder contain Carbohydrates, Proteins, Amino acids, Lipids, Alkaloids, Glycosides, Cardiac glycerides, Flavonoids, Phenols, Terpinoids, Steroids, Sterols, saponins, Tannins, and Phosphate. The best solvent for extraction is methanol when compared to ethanol and water. The wide range of bioactive compounds constituents would be useful for immunity boosters as food supplements, drug discovery and development of various new formulations. The proximate composition evaluation is useful for standardization of P. ribis in powder form. That will help to identify the genuine specie in adulteration test. The methanolic extract of p. ribis sporophore powder shown best antifungal activity when compared to water extract. Except 5% concentration all methanolic extracts of P. ribis shown 100% inhibition of Aspergillus niger causing soft rot of carrot. For the first time Mycochemical bio active compounds, proximate composition evaluation, antifungal activity of P. ribis were reported from India.