TRADITIONAL USE OF PLANTS AGAINST SNAKEBITE IN INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: A REVIEW OF THE RECENT LITERATURE

Authors

  • Abhijit Dey Assistant Professor
  • Jitendra Nath De

Keywords:

Ethnobotany, snakebite, subcontinent, review

Abstract

Snakebite has been a major cause of mortality across the tropical countries including Indian subcontinent. The present review deals with the enormous amount of ethnobotanical work performed in the last few years involving use of different plants against snakebite in Indian subcontinent (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal). From a variety of literature sources the data has been compiled mentioning the plants, parts used, dosage, mode of administration, name of the ethnic communities, geographical locations etc. depending on the availability of information.

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Published

2011-08-04

How to Cite

Dey, A., & De, J. N. (2011). TRADITIONAL USE OF PLANTS AGAINST SNAKEBITE IN INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: A REVIEW OF THE RECENT LITERATURE. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 9(1), 153–174. Retrieved from https://journals.athmsi.org/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/1256

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Review

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