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Since most people in resource\u2010limited countries depend on herbal medicine for their primary care needs, many herbal drugs are sold to manage various infectious diseases. This study, therefore, evaluated the anti\u2010<jats:italic>C. albicans<\/jats:italic> activities of five selected herbal preparations indicated for treating candidiasis sold at the Kumasi Central Market in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The market was divided into five clusters, and one herbal preparation was randomly selected from each cluster. Using the Kirby Bauer disc diffusion antimicrobial susceptibility test, the herbal preparations were tested against clinically isolated <jats:italic>C. albicans<\/jats:italic>. Fluconazole, a standard antifungal drug, was included in the evaluation as a positive control. The experiments were performed on three different days and each in triplicates. 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