Traditional methods for treatment of tuberculosis have been found in India but these method are not pure, and may lead to severe infection. Some important treatments are found in Ayurveda.

In the second half of the 19th century, a new movement for the treatment of tuberculosis came into existence; the sanatoria. These were a cross between a hotel and a hospital where tuberculosis patients would come and spend many months or even years. Treatment was a combination of sunlight, diet and gentle exercise. It is doubtful whether the sanatoria improved survival of the patients but may have reduced tuberculosis in the community by removing infectious patients, thus  reducing transmission.

By the end of the 1930s surgeons were provided by some means of treatment for tuberculosis by various surgical procedures attempting to obliterate the cavities which formed in the lung of seriously ill tuberculosis patients by collapsing part of the lung itself. These techniques varied from introducing air into the pleural cavity (the artificial pneumothorax,) to removing some of the upper ribs (thoracoplasty). Surgery usually took place in the sanatoria, which then became more like a hospital and less like a hotel. The surgical methods of treatment remained in vogue for the next thirty years until it was realized that drug treatment alone provided effective cure.

By the end of the 1950s the introduction of drug therapy for tuberculosis was considerably reducing the need for sanatoria beds in most developed countries. It was also realized that drug treatment, which could be given at home, might be able to eliminate the need for hospitalization for all but the sickest tuberculosis patients.

See also Herbal Medicines

Link:

1. Ayurvedic Cure