Traditional phytotherapy treatment for snake bite and scorpion sting by ethnic groups of Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh, India

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-70

  Naturu, Savithramma ^a   Pulicherla, Yugandhar ^a   Mattigunta, Lingarao ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ethnobotany; Kadapa district; Scorpion sting; Snake bite

Indexed keywords

GINGELLY OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; OIL; TATI BELLAMU; TIPPASATTU; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACALYPHA INDICA; ALANGIUM SALVIFOLIUM; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; APOCYNACEAE; ARECACEAE; ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIA INDICA; ARTICLE; BIGNONIACEAE; BORASSUS FLABELLIFER; BOTANY; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA; CLEOME VISCOSA; COLOCYNTH; COW; CRYPTOSTEGIA GRANDIFLORA; DRUG INFORMATION; ETHNIC GROUP; GARLIC; HOLARRHENA PUBESCENS; HUMAN; INDIA; INSECT STING; INTERVIEW; KIGELIA AFRICANA; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OROXYLUM; PEDALIUM MUREX; PEPPER; PERGULARIA DAEMIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT ROOT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORPION STING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SNAKEBITE; STRYCHNOS NUX VOMICA; STRYCHNOS POTATORUM; TINOSPORA CARDIFOLIA; URINE; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 84877612016     PISSN: 0976044X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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