ABSTRACT
A number of plant extracts and compounds have potent antimycobacterial properties. Examples of the species that appear to be among the most active include
Allium sativum
,
Borrichia frutescens
,
Ferula communis
,
Heracleum maximum
,
Karwinskia humboldtiana
,
Leucas volkensii
,
Moneses uniflora
,
Oplopanax horridus
,
Salvia multicaulis
, and
Strobilanthus cusia
. (Newton et al., 2000).
Tuberculosis is a necrotizing infection caused by
