01216nas a2200217 4500000000100000008004100001260004500042653001600087653003900103653001100142653001400153653001700167100001000184700001000194245010700204856007800311300001100389490000600400520057800406022001400984 2012 d bAfrican Ethnomedicines Network (Nigeria)10aethnobotany10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aReview10asnakebite10asubcontinent1 aDey A1 aDe JN00aTraditional use of plants against snakebite in Indian subcontinent: a review of the recent literature. uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3746536/pdf/AJT0901-0153.pdf a153-740 v93 a

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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