Antituberculosis potential of some ethnobotanically selected Malaysian plants

Title

Antituberculosis potential of some ethnobotanically selected Malaysian plants

Description

Many local plants are used in Malaysian traditional medicine to treat respiratory diseases including symptoms of tuberculosis. The aim of the study was to screen 78 plant extracts from 70 Malaysian plant species used in traditional medicine to treat respiratory diseases including symptoms of tuberculosis for activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv using a colorimetric microplate-based assay.

Creator

Suriyati Mohamad et al.

Date

2011

Identifier

200827104

Publisher

Journal of Ethnopharmacology