The present invention relates to a composition for preventing at least one
plant disease resulted from infection of plant pathogens and a method for
preparing the same. Particularly, the composition contains extract of at
least one plant selected from the group consisting of Coptis chinensis
Franch., Phellodendron genus plant, Sanguinaria canadensis and
Chelidonium majus var. asiaticum which are natural plants having
anti-plant pathogen activity or berberine which is purified therefrom.
The composition of the present invention can be effectively used for
preventing disease pathogens such as plant powdery mildew, anthracnose of
pepper, damping-off of cucumber and gray mold rot of strawberry resulted
from infection of plant pathogens such as Colletrotrichum gloeosporiodes,
Pythium ultimum or Botrytis cinerea. For an alternative method for
preparing the composition comprising berberine and/or derivatives
thereof, the present invention provides various optimal culture condition
and two phases cultivation methods using Phellodendron genus plant.