Antivenin plants used for treatment of snakebites in Uganda: ethnobotanical reports and pharmacological evidences

Antivenin plants used for treatment of snakebites in Uganda: ethnobotanical reports and pharmacological evidences

Abstract Snakebite envenomation is a serious public health concern in rural areas of Uganda. Snakebites are poorly documented in Uganda because most occur in rural settings where traditional therapists end up being the first-line defense for treatment. Ethnobotanical surveys in Uganda have reported...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Timothy Omara, Sarah Kagoya, Abraham Openy, Tom Omute, Stephen Ssebulime, Kibet Mohamed Kiplagat, Ocident Bongomin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Antiophidic
Antivenin
Snakebite
Traditional medicine
Uganda
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-019-0187-0

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-019-0187-0

Similar Items