01716nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260002400042653001800066653002500084653003900109653001400148653001500162653001400177100001100191700001500202700001500217700001200232700001100244245008800255856009000343300001200433490000700445520101000452       2011                            d  bNISCAIR-CSIR, India10aFolk medicine10aIndigenous snakebite10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aRajasthan10aSnakebites10aSnakelore1 aJain A1 aKatewa S S1 aSharma S K1 aGalav P1 aJain V00aSnakelore and indigenous snakebite remedies practiced by some tribals of Rajasthan.  uhttp://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/11501/1/IJTK%2010%282%29%20258-268.pdf  a258-2680 v103 a<p>An ethnomedicinal survey of plants, which are especially used for the treatment of snakebite in the tribal (Bhil, Meena, Garasia, Sahariya, Damor, Kathodia) dominated areas of Rajasthan, was conducted to access the potentiality of herbs treating snakebite cases for modern therapeutic treatment of snakebites. The information is based on exhaustive interviews with specialist (doctor) and non-specialist person (village headman, priest and tribal folks) practicing snakebite cases. The people belonging to primitive or aboriginal culture possess a good deal of information about medicinal utility of plant diversity. Of 44 plant species used to treat snakebite victims, 39 belong to dicotyledonous group, while 5 species belongs to monocotyledons. Plant species along with part/s used and the mode of administration for treatment of venomous snakebite incidences are given. Besides, several myths related to snakes prevalent among the tribal and rural people of the study area are also discussed.</p>