title: Flowering plants used against snakebite.
abstract: A list of flowering plants used for the treatment of snakebite has been complied from a variety of literature sources. Details of the geographical area and parts used are given and the basis for the reputed activity discussed. Methods of testing the reputed activity of such plants are reviewed and the identity and mode of action of the chemical substances which might be responsible is discussed for some of the plants listed.
authors.affiliation: Chelsea Department of Pharmacy, King's College London, UK.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Houghton
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Osibogun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000997:Antivenins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000145:classification; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D012911:Snakes; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000997:Antivenins; D010936:Plant Extracts