What's in a Name? Can Mullein Weed Beat TB Where Modern Drugs Are Failing?
Table 1
Diseases caused by Mycobacteria. Adapted from Palomino [6].
Name
Clinical form
Phthisis/Consumption/White plague
Former names for Tuberculosis (TB). Symptoms include persistent coughing, weight loss, night sweats, shortness of breath, and haemoptysis (blood in sputum)
Scrofula
TB of the neck lymph nodes, known as cervical lymphadenitis
