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

Samuel Baker Obakiro Ambrose K KipropIsaac KowinoElizabeth KigonduMark Peter Odero Timothy OmaraLydia Bunalema

Published in: Tropical medicine and health (2020)

East Africa has a rich diversity of medicinal plants that have been reported to be effective in the management of symptoms of TB. More validation studies are required to promote the discovery of antimycobacterial drugs and to provide evidence for standardization of herbal medicine use.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
small molecule
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
hepatitis c virus
single cell
hiv infected