ReviewThe journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases2019
Ethnomedicinal plants used for snakebite treatments in Ethiopia: a comprehensive overview.
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- Snakebite cases and treatment outcomes in the Afar region, Ethiopia: a retrospective and prospective study approach.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2025Article
- Comprehensive Review of Epidemiology and Treatment of Snakebite Envenomation in West Africa: Case of Benin.Journal of tropical medicine · 2024Review
- Experiences and practices of traditional healers on snakebite treatment and prevention in rural Malawi.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Physicochemical Characterization and Evaluation ofBioMed research international · 2023Article
- Treatment outcomes among snakebite patients in north-west Ethiopia-A retrospective analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Observational
- What is the impact of snakebite envenoming on domestic animals? A nation-wide community-based study in Nepal and Cameroon.Toxicon: X · 2021Article
- Herbal medicine used by the community of Koneba district in Afar Regional State, Northeastern Ethiopia.African health sciences · 2021Article
- Antivenin plants used for treatment of snakebites in Uganda: ethnobotanical reports and pharmacological evidences.Tropical medicine and health · 2020Review
- Plants Used in Antivenom Therapy in Rural Kenya: Ethnobotany and Future Perspectives.Journal of toxicology · 2020Review
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Abstract
Traditional medicine plays an important role in the daily lives of people living in rural parts of Ethiopia. Despite the fact that Ethiopia has a long history of using traditional medicinal plants as an alternative medicine source, there is no checklist compiling these plants used for snakebite treatment. This review collected and compiled available knowledge on and practical usage of such plants in the country. A literature review on medicinal plants used to treat snakebites was conducted from 67 journal articles, PhD dissertation and MSc theses available online. Data that summarize scientific and folk names, administration methods, plant portion used for treatment and method of preparation of recipes were organized and analyzed based on citation frequency. The summarized results revealed the presence of 184 plant species distributed among 67 families that were cited for treating snakebite in Ethiopia. In this literature search, no single study was entirely dedicated to the study of traditional medicinal plants used for the treatment of snakebite in Ethiopia. Most of the species listed as a snakebite remedy were shrubs and climbers (44%) followed by herbs (33%) and trees (23%). Fabaceae was the most predominant family with the greatest number of species, followed by Solanaceae and Vitaceae. Remedies are mainly prepared from roots and leaves, through decoctions, infusions, powders and juices. Most remedies were administered orally (69%). The six most frequently mentioned therapeutically important plants were
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