ReviewHeliyon2022
Traditional medicinal plants used in the treatment of tuberculosis in Ethiopia: A systematic review.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Medicinal Plants Used for Combating Human Bacterial Diseases in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of herbal and traditional medicine in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 20-year studies.Systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Indigenous knowledge of traditional medicinal plants in Gondar City Administration, Amhara National Regional State, northwest Ethiopia.Tropical medicine and health · 2026Article
- In vitro evaluation of the antibacterial, antioxidant, and phytochemical investigation of Clematis simensis Fresen and Warburgia ugandensis Sprague in Ochollo, South Ethiopia.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Article
- Antimycobacterial Mechanisms and Anti-Virulence Activities of Polyphenolic-Rich South African Medicinal Plants AgainstMicroorganisms · 2026Article
- Bidara Upas Leaf Extract (Merremia mammosa) as a Therapy to Enhance Pulmonary Macrophage Cells in Mice Infected With Mycobacterium tuberculosis.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2026Article
- In Vivo Wound Healing and Antimicrobial Activities of the Hydroalcoholic Extract and Solvent Fractions ofBioMed research international · 2025Article
- Phytochemical profiles and biological activity ofFrontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Medicinal plants administered to control hypertension in Ethiopia: ethnomedicine, pharmacology, nutraceutical, phytochemistry, toxicology, and policy perspectives.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- What is the state of the art on traditional medicine interventions for zoonotic diseases in the Indian subcontinent? A scoping review of the peer-reviewed evidence base.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Article
- Investigation of the antimycobacterial activity of African medicinal plants combined with chemometric analysis to identify potential leads.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Medicinal plants diversity among the oromo community in heban-arsi district of Ethiopia used to manage human and livestock ailments.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Article
- Medicinal Plants Used by Oromo Community in Kofale District, West-Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia.Journal of experimental pharmacology · 2024Article
- TRAIL-Sensitizing Effects of Flavonoids in Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Diversity and biological activities of medicinal plants of Santiago island (Cabo Verde).Heliyon · 2023Article
- Medicinal Plants as Therapeutic Alternatives to CombatAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal wild plants in the Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Lebanon.Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine · 2022Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Background: Majority of people in Ethiopia heavily rely on traditional medicinal plants to treat a number of diseases including tuberculosis (TB). However, there has been lack of comprehensive evidences on taxonomic distribution of medicinal plant species, methods of preparation of remedies from these plants and how the remedies are administered. This systematic review is designed to examine and synthesize available evidences focusing on medicinal plants that have been used for TB treatment in Ethiopia. Methods: Research findings related to ethno-botanical and pharmacological approaches of TB remedies were retrieved from databases. Electronic libraries of Ethiopian Universities and relevant church-based religious books were also reviewed as additional sources. Evidences are searched and organized in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline. Result: From a total of 68 research documents that reported use of plants for treatment of TB 98 plants species belonging to 82 genera and 49 families were identified. The most frequently reported plant species belonged to family Conclusion: In Ethiopia, the number of herbal remedies is enormous and their use for TB treatment is a common practice. However, majority of them are not yet backed up by evidence generated through scientific experimentation and this warrants further experimental and clinical validations. Moreover, the efficacy, toxicity and safety tests should be initiated and this would help in the rapid identification of new anti-TB regimens, and possibly it would lead to developing more effective new plant-based drugs. This systematic review will serve as a reference for the selection of plants for developing new anti-TB regimens.
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