Example sentences for: snakebites

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  • Cecropia peltata leaves boiled in water are used in a bath for rheumatism in Guatemala [ 63 ] Cecropia peltata leaves are used for aches, abscesses, coughs, pains, fever, pertussis, skin lesions and digestive problems in Eastern Nicaragua, Jamaica and Cuba [ 53 64 ] . Cecropia peltata leaves are used for snakebites in Trinidad [ 52 65 ] . Free fatty acids including stearic, arachidic, behenic, lignoceric and cerotic acids were isolated from Cecropia species.

  • While proteases, phospholipase A 2 and nucleotidases are responsible for the haemorrhagic lesions induced by Bothrops jararaca venom, most crotalid myotoxins are phospholipases and some exhibit proteolytic activities [ 12 ] . Crotalid snakes have a wide geographical distribution, this may contribute to differences in their venom composition [ 8 ] . Differences in venom composition may play a role in the effectiveness of the medicinal plants used for snakebites.

  • Plants are also used for emergencies such as snakebites.

  • Plants used for snakebites are typically made into tinctures with alcohol or sweet oil (olive oil) and kept in 150 ml flasks called 'snake bottles'.

  • Dendropanax arboreus is used for snakebites and externally for foot inflammation in Columbia and is also used by the Tacana in the Bolivian Amazon [ 72 15 ] . Leaves of Dendropanax arboreus showed cytotoxic activity.


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