Characterization of the aqueous extract of the root of Aristolochia indica: Evaluation of its traditional use as an antidote for snake bites

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 220-226

  Bhattacharjee, Payel ^a   Bhattacharyya, Debasish ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti snake venom; Aqueous extract of root; Aristolochia indica; Aristolochic acid; Enzyme profile; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID OXIDASE; ARISTOLOCHIA INDICA EXTRACT; ARISTOLOCHIC ACID; COLLAGENASE; GELATIN; GELATINASE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEINASE; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIPER VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEOMICS; RAT; SNAKEBITE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; ZYMOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIC ACIDS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEOMICS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RUSSELL'S VIPER; SNAKE BITES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VIPER VENOMS; WATER;

ANIMALIA; ARISTOLOCHIA INDICA; VIPERINAE;

EID: 84871340539     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.10.056     Document Type: Article

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