ABSTRACT
Medicinal plants are widely used as antimicrobials because of their abundance of active phytochemicals. Taking into account the vast potential ofmedicinal plants as antifungal and antibacterial agents, systematic studies should be implemented so they can be further applicable. Pogostemon mollis is an aromatic plant which contains odoriferous and volatile substances which occur as essential oils in foliage and the plant's aerial parts. The anti-mycotoxigenic effect of the Pogostemon mollis extracts on the Fusarium graminearum was analysed and the different parameters of the growth, like mycelium growth and toxin production, was verified. The genus Pogostemon consists of more than 85 species. Pogostemon is widely celebrated under the banner of patchouli oil. Pogostemon mollis Benth. is a medicinal plant of this genus. The natural products extracted from aromatic and medicinal plants received particular attention as potential natural agents for food preservation and antimicrobials.
