ReviewTropical medicine and health2020
Antivenin plants used for treatment of snakebites in Uganda: ethnobotanical reports and pharmacological evidences.
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- Ethnomedicinal plants used for treatment of snakebites in Tanzania - a systematic review.Pharmaceutical biology · 2022Pooled it
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- Treatment and treatment outcomes of snakebite envenoming in Uganda: a retrospective analysis.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2025Article
- Ethnobotanical Study of Indigenous Knowledge on Medicinal Plants Used in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region of Ghana.Open research Africa · 2025Article
- Ethnobotanical Survey and Documentation of Medicinal Plants Used to Manage Snakebite Envenomation in Nyatike Subcounty, Migori County, Kenya.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2025Article
- Medicinal plants used for cutaneous wound healing in Uganda; ethnomedicinal reports and pharmacological evidences.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Comprehensive Review of Epidemiology and Treatment of Snakebite Envenomation in West Africa: Case of Benin.Journal of tropical medicine · 2024Review
- Community members and healthcare workers' priorities for the control and prevention of snakebite envenoming in Ghana.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Sexual Dysfunction, Infertility and Improving Virility in the East African Community: A Systematic Review.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2023Review
- Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants utilized in the management of candidiasis in Northern Uganda.Tropical medicine and health · 2022Article
- A Contemporary Exploration of Traditional Indian Snake Envenomation Therapies.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Review
- Intraspecific Variation of Phytochemicals, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Activities of Different Solvent Extracts ofEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- Effect of cooking temperature and time on total phenolic content, total flavonoid content and total in vitro antioxidant activity of garlic.BMC research notes · 2020Article
- Antimalarial Plants Used across Kenyan Communities.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Review
- Medicinal Plants Used in Traditional Management of Cancer in Uganda: A Review of Ethnobotanical Surveys, Phytochemistry, and Anticancer Studies.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Review
- Plants Used in Antivenom Therapy in Rural Kenya: Ethnobotany and Future Perspectives.Journal of toxicology · 2020Review
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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 that some plants are used to antagonize the activity of various snake venoms. This review was sought to identify antivenin plants in Uganda and some pharmacological evidence supporting their use. A literature survey done in multidisciplinary databases revealed that 77 plant species belonging to 65 genera and 42 families are used for the treatment of snakebites in Uganda. The majority of these species belong to family Fabaceae (31%), Euphorbiaceae (14%), Asteraceae (12%), Amaryllidaceae (10%) and Solanaceae (10%). The main growth habit of the species is shrubs (41%), trees (33%) and herbs (18%). Antivenin extracts are usually prepared from roots (54%) and leaves (23%) through decoctions, infusions, powders, and juices, and are administered orally (67%) or applied topically (17%). The most frequently encountered species were
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