Bixa orellana commonly known as annatto is one of the oldest known natural dye yielding
plants native to Central and South America. Various parts of annatto have been widely used …

A global strategy, under the coordination of the World Health Organization, is being unfolded
to reduce the impact of snakebite envenoming. One of the pillars of this strategy is to ensure …

Ethnobotanical surveys were conducted in four different indigenous groups in Southern
parts of Tamilnadu, India, using a questionnaire. The herbal practitioners in the study area …

Envenomations due to snake bites are commonly treated by parenteral administration of
horse or sheep-derived polyclonal antivenoms aimed at the neutralization of toxins …

The total phenol and flavonoid contents of 19 Amazonian plants and their related antioxidant
activities were determined. The extracts from the plant leaf, bark, root, fruit and/or stem were …

Snakebites are a serious problem in public health due to their high morbimortality. Most of
snake venoms produce intense local tissue damage, which could lead to temporary or …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Every year between 1.2 and 5.5 million people worldwide
are victims of snakebites, with about 400,000 left permanently injured. In Central America an …

In Indian traditional medicine, various plants have been used widely as a remedy for treating
snakebites. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Tamarindus indica seed …

This book presents up-to-date information on a total of 75 native and non-native medicinal
plants growing in Singapore. Comprehensive and useful information from the published …

The current in vitro study was designed to investigate the anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic and
antioxidant activities of boesenbergin A (BA), a chalcone derivative of known structure …