Context: Inflammatory disorders are common in modern life, and medicinal plants provide an
interesting source for new compounds bearing anti-inflammatory properties. In this regard …

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 …

Bothrops atrox snakes are mostly endemic of the Amazon rainforest and is certainly the
South American pit viper responsible for most of the snakebites in the region. The …

Lamiaceae (or Labiatae) is a family of plants included in the Angiosperms group comprising
12 subfamilies, 16 tribes, 9 subtribes, 236 genera, and more than 7000 species. It …

Snakebite envenomation is a life-threatening disease that was recently re-included as a
neglected tropical disease (NTD), affecting millions of people in tropical and subtropical …

Abstract Background Hancornia speciosa Gomes (Apocynaceae), popularly known as
“mangabeira,” has been used in folk medicine to treat inflammatory disorders, hypertension …

Ethnopharmacological relevance The poor distribution and limited availability of antivenoms
in Brazil have led to greater use of plants to treat snakebites. Very often such plants are the …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Ipomoea asarifolia (Desr.) Roem. and Schult.(
Convolvulaceae), popularly known as salsa or salsa-brava, is a plant of which the decoction …

Snakebites are a serious worldwide public health problem. In Brazil, about 90% of accidents
are attributed to snakes from the Bothrops genus. The specific treatment consists of …

Snakebites are a frequently neglected public health issue in tropical and subtropical
countries. According to the World Health Organization, 5 million people are bitten annually …