Ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology, and phytochemistry of traditional medicinal plants used in the management of symptoms of tuberculosis in East Africa: a systematic review

Ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology, and phytochemistry of traditional medicinal plants used in the management of symptoms of tuberculosis in East Africa: a systematic review

Abstract Objective Many studies on the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) using herbal medicines have been undertaken in recent decades in East Africa. The details, however, are highly fragmented. The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive overview of the reported medicinal plants used to...

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Main Authors: Samuel Baker Obakiro, Ambrose Kiprop, Isaac Kowino, Elizabeth Kigondu, Mark Peter Odero, Timothy Omara, Lydia Bunalema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Antimycobacterial
Antitubercular
Medicinal plants
Herbal medicine
Phytochemicals
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-020-00256-1

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