Viper venom neutralization by Indian medicinal plant (Hemidesmus indicus and Pluchea indica) root extracts

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 58-61

  Alam, M I ^a   Auddy, B ^a   Gomes, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Hemidesmus indicus; Indian medicinal plant; Pluchea indica; Snake venom; Vipera russellii

Indexed keywords

HEMIDESMUS INDICUS EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLUCHEA INDICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENOM ANTISERUM; VIPER VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBRINOLYSIS; INDIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LD 50; LETHALITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLANT ROOT; RAT;

EID: 0030021842     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199602)10:1<58::AID-PTR775>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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