Investigation on anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz. and Sacc.) of Indian bean (Lablab purpureus L.) under south Gujarat condition was carried out during the year 2008-09 to control the disease. To find out ecofriendly management, use of botanicals is better alternative. This led to trials on the use of botanicals to control the pathogen. Botanicals of fifteen plant species viz., datura (Datura stramoneum L.), neem (Azadirachta indica L.), tulsi (Ocimum sanctum L.), garlic (Allium sativum L.), nafattia (Ipomoea fistulosa L.), acalypha (Acalypha juliflora L.), turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) kadvi mehandi (Lowsonia inermis L.), gando-baval (Prosopis juliflora L.), nilgiri (Eucalyptus citridora Hook), desi baval (Acacia nilotica), ginger (Zingiber officinalis Rosa), karanj (Pongamia glubra L.), amli (Tamerindus indica L.) and kuvadio (Cassia tora L.) were evaluated in lab condition by poisioned food technique .The extract of garlic (Allium sativum L.) was able to inhibit the growth of the pathogen by 96.67 per cent followed by gando baval (Prosopis juliflora L.) 89.17 per cent, tulsi (Ocimum sanctum L.) 58.75 per cent and kadvi mehandi (Lowsonia inermis) 55.83 per cent.