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McCarthy E, O'Mahony JM. What's in a Name? Can Mullein Weed Beat TB Where Modern Drugs Are Failing?. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2010;2011doi: 10.1155/2011/239237.
McCarthy, E., & O'Mahony, J. M. (2011). What's in a Name? Can Mullein Weed Beat TB Where Modern Drugs Are Failing?. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/239237
McCarthy, Eibhlín, and O'Mahony, Jim M. "What's in a Name? Can Mullein Weed Beat TB Where Modern Drugs Are Failing?." Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM vol. 2011 (2011). doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/239237
McCarthy E, O'Mahony JM. What's in a Name? Can Mullein Weed Beat TB Where Modern Drugs Are Failing?. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2011;2011. doi: 10.1155/2011/239237. Epub 2010 Sep 19. PMID: 20953419; PMCID: PMC2952292.
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Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2011;2011. doi: 10.1155/2011/239237. Epub 2010 Sep 19.

What's in a Name? Can Mullein Weed Beat TB Where Modern Drugs Are Failing?.

Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Eibhlín McCarthy, Jim M O'Mahony

Affiliations

  1. Cork Institute of Technology, Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland.

PMID: 20953419 PMCID: PMC2952292 DOI: 10.1155/2011/239237

Abstract

Common mullein weed (Verbascum thapsus) has a large number of synonyms and old local "nick names" which connect the plant with mycobacteria. A strong history of medicinal use has been uncovered for the treatment of tuberculosis, tubercular skin disease, leprosy, and mycobacterial disease in animals. Here, we examine problems encountered in treating such diseases today, the historical and scientific links between mullein and pathogenic bacteria, and the possibility that this common weed could harbour the answer to beating one of the world's biggest infectious killers.

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