Ethnobotanical plants used in the management of symptoms of tuberculosis in rural Uganda

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the 13th leading cause of death worldwide. The emergence of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) poses a major health security threat. Plants have traditionally been used as a source of medicine, since olden days and 80% of the...

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Published in:Tropical Medicine and Health
Main Authors: Christine Oryema, Karlmax Rutaro, Sam William Oyet, Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021
Subjects:
TB
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00384-2
https://doaj.org/article/6554c4ede05e4fd997d0ca51c7b9ff6d