Objective:

To describe medicinal plants used by people with tuberculosis (TB) in municipalities in Northern Bahia, in 2017.

Methods:

A descriptive study was carried out with primary data on medicinal plants used by people with TB ≥18 years old, presented according to botanical nomenclature and frequency of consumption.

Results:

Of the 80 people interviewed, 50 reported consuming some kind of medicinal plant; these were mainly male (34), ≥47 years old (22), of brown/black skin color (34), with up to complete primary education (25), married (26), not economically active (30), earning up to BRL 300/month (26), with coughs (33) and with no previous history of TB (44). Two species stood out in the citations, Chenopodium ambrosioides L. (worm-seed: 23 citations), and Solanum capsicoides All. (cockroach berry: 17 citations).

Conclusion:

There was widespread use of medicinal plants as a TB care practice in six municipalities in Northern Bahia.

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