Southeast asian medicinal plants as a potential source of antituberculosis agent

• Main Authors: Sanusi, Shuaibu Babaji, Abu Bakar, Mohd Fadzelly, Mohamed, Maryati, Sabran, Siti Fatimah, Mainasara, Muhammad Murtala
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2017
• Subjects: RC306-320.5 Tuberculosis
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4550/1/AJ%202017%20%28182%29%20Southeast%20asian%20medicinal%20plants%20as%20a%20potential%20source%20of%20antituberculosis%20agent.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4550/; https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7185649
• Institution: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

Despite all of the control strategies, tuberculosis (TB) is still a major cause of death globally and one-third of the world’s population is infected with TB. The drugs used for TB treatment have drawbacks of causing adverse side effects and emergence of resistance strains. Plant-derived medicines h...