Validation of Antimycobacterial Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Three Districts of the Limpopo Province (South Africa)

Table 1

Selected plants used by Bapedi traditional healers to treat tuberculosis.

Plants name	Family	Vernacular name	Uses	Reference
Apodytes dimidiata E.Mey. ex Arn	Icacinaceae	Sephopha-madi	Molluscicide for snail control in antischistosomiasis programmes in rural communities	[14]
			Antiprotozoal activity, haemolytic activity, and antiangiogenic activity	[15]
			Antimicrobial activity	[16]
Artemisia afra Jacq. ex Willd	Asteraceae	Lengana	Hypertension and related conditions	[17]
			Coughs, colds, sore throat, heartburns, haemorrhoids, fevers, malaria, asthma, diabetes mellitus, and revealed hepatoprotective effect	[18]
			Cardioprotective effect	[19]
			Antimicrobial, antioxidant, sedative, antidepressant on the CNS, cardiovascular, and spasmolytic activity	[20]
			Antimicrobial activity	[21]
Combretum hereroense Schinz	Combretaceae	Mokabi	Anthelmintic activity	[22]
Lippia javanica  (Burm.f.) Spreng	Verbenaceae	Musukudu or bokhukhwane	Respiratory ailments specifically coughs, colds, and bronchial problems	[23]
			Anthelmintic	[24]
			Respiratory ailments specifically bronchitis, colds, and coughs	[25]
			Antimicrobial activity	[26]
			Antibacterial and antioxidant activities	[27]
			Antioxidant activity	[28]
Zanthoxylum capense  (Thunb.) Harv.	Rutaceae	Monokwane	Treats sores by the Zulu people and serves as a good mouthwash in case of a toothache	[23]
			Treatment of TB and other respiratory diseases	[9]