Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) is a highly infectious pathogen and causative agent for TB. There are many herbal extracts, which have been identified with potential claims of anti TB spectrum. Although established anti TB regimen with drugs are effective, these medications do cause certain adverse effects. The use of herbal extracts in treating TB is becoming more interesting and prevalent due to minimum adverse reactions observed with herbal medications. In this review, the various types, constituents and the antitubercular activity of traditional herbal extracts have been discussed.
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Author(s) Name:
K. Siva Priyah1 , P. Sherlyn Sheeba2 , Dhanraj Ganapathy3 , Naveen Kanniappan1
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1 Undergraduate Student, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,
2 Department of General Anatomy, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,
3 Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
*Corresponding author: P. Sherlyn Sheeba, No.2, 6th street, Sivasakthi Nagar, Korattur, Chennai - 80, Tamil Nadu, India.