02102nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001653003900042653002500081653001500106653001600121653002100137100001300158700001600171700001200187700001300199700001300212700001400225245017300239856008100412300001100493490000900504520132100513022001401834       2015                            d10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aSnakebite envenoming10aBangladesh10aethnobotany10aMedicinal plants1 aKadir MF1 aKarmoker JR1 aAlam MR1 aJahan SR1 aMahbub S1 aMia M M K00aEthnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants used by traditional healers and indigenous people in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, for the treatment of snakebite.  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4386694/pdf/ECAM2015-871675.pdf  a8716750 v20153 a<p>Snakebites are common in tropical countries like Bangladesh where most snakebite victims dwell in rural areas. Among the management options after snakebite in Bangladesh, snake charmers (Ozha in Bengali language) are the first contact following a snakebite for more than 80% of the victims and they are treated mostly with the help of some medicinal plants. Our aim of the study is to compile plants used for the treatment of snakebite occurrence in Bangladesh. The field survey was carried out in a period of almost 3 years. Fieldwork was undertaken in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, including Chittagong, Rangamati, Bandarban, and Khagrachari. Open-ended and semistructured questionnaire was used to interview a total of 110 people including traditional healers and local people. A total of 116 plant species of 48 families were listed. Leaves were the most cited plant part used against snake venom. Most of the reported species were herb in nature and paste mostly used externally is the mode of preparation. The survey represents the preliminary information of certain medicinal plants having neutralizing effects against snake venoms, though further phytochemical investigation, validation, and clinical trials should be conducted before using these plants as an alternative to popular antivenom.</p>
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