<i>In vitro</i>susceptibility of<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>to extracts of<i>Eucalyptus camaldulensis</i>and<i>Eucalyptus torelliana</i>and isolated compounds

Abstract

The anti-TB activities of these plants on M. tuberculosis H37Rv support their use in traditional medicine for the treatment of coughs associated with TB and reveals the presence of anti-Mtb active compounds in the plants. These findings not only demonstrate a new potential area of therapeutic value of E. camaldulensis and E. torelliana, but also illustrate the role of esters as anti-Mtb active principles in ethnobotanical preparations and as lead compounds in the development of new and effective anti-Mtb drugs.