Anti-tuberculosis effects of different medicinal plants: A narrative review
- 1 October 2021
- journal article
- Published by Peertechz Publications Private Limited in Open Journal of Plant Science
- p. 099-102
- https://doi.org/10.17352/ojps.000041
Abstract
The medicinal plants contain various chemical constituents which play an important role in the treatment of various diseases. The current review explained the scattered information on medicinal plants used in the treatment of tuberculosis. The review contains four medicinal plants (Allium sativum (L), Aloe vera (L), Acalypha indica (L) and Allium cepa (L)) having anti-tubeculosis effects. Moreover, six medicinal plants (Acorus calamus (L), Curcuma longa (L), Ephedra gerardiana, Glycyrrhiza glabra (L), Hygrophila auriculata, Papaver somniferum (L)) have been checked for their toxicological impacts in the treatment of tuberculosis.Keywords
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