Use of medicinal plants through sacrificial fire to treat Tuberculosis: A review

Tuberculosis, a widespread pulmonary disease in the world, claims millions of lives every year. The ever-growing demand for better treatment and care, mounting costs of treatment and negligence among the patients is also a concern. In the view of modern medication and its side effects, literature suggests use of medicinal plants in the treatment of Tuberculosis. The Sacrificial fire therapy (Yajna) or the Ethnobotanical inhalation therapy is a prominent method in Ayurveda to treat pulmonary diseases. Studies have shown the sacrificial fire therapy to be effective in curing Neurological disorders too. In this process, parts of Ayurvedic medicinal plants are selected in specific proportions, sublimated, and evaporated and the components released have exhibited the potential to treat Tuberculosis. This paper explores an idea that can help against antibiotic resistance and analyses the effect on microorganisms and seems a possible option to use it as a complimentary medicine to the humankind.