Title:Anti-mycobacterial Constituents from Medicinal Plants; A Review
Volume: 21
Issue: 19
Author(s): Nandan Sarkar, Yadu Nandan Dey, Dharmendra Kumar *Mogana Rajagopal
Affiliation:
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, Kuala
Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
- Laureate Institute of Pharmacy, Kathog, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh 177101, India
Keywords:
Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, medicinal plants, phytoconstituents, H37rv, Anti-mycobacterial.
Abstract: Effective treatment of tuberculosis has been hampered by the emergence of drug-resistant
strains of Mycobacterium therapeutic facilities tuberculosis. With the global resurgence of tuberculosis
with the development of multidrug-resistant cases, there is a call for the development of new drugs
to combat these diseases. Throughout history, natural products have afforded a rich source of compounds
that have found many applications in the fields of medicine, pharmacy and biology, and continued
to play a significant role in the drug discovery and development process. This review article
depicts the various potential plant extracts as well as plant derived phytoconstituents against the
H37rv, the most persistent strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its multidrug strains.