Medicinal plants species used by herbalists in the treatment of snakebite envenomation in Uganda

Medicinal plants species used by herbalists in the treatment of snakebite envenomation in Uganda

Abstract Background There are high mortality and morbidity rates due to poisonous snakebites globally with sub-Saharan Africa having some of the highest cases. However, traditional medicine practitioners (TMP) have been treating snakebites in Uganda for long despite the fact that few studies have be...

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Main Authors: David Fred Okot, Godwin Anywar, Jane Namukobe, Robert Byamukama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Medicinal plants
Envenomation
Snakebite
Traditional medicine practitioners
Post-conflict
Uganda
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-020-00229-4

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