Snakebites are a serious problem in public health due to their high morbimortality. Most of
snake venoms produce intense local tissue damage, which could lead to temporary or …

Snakebite envenoming is a potentially fatal disease categorized as a neglected public
health issue for not receiving the appropriate attention from national and international health …

Background Snakebite envenoming causes 81,000–138,000 annual human deaths and
pain, terror, or disability in 4.5–5.4 million victims. Accurate community-based …

Ethnopharmacological relevance The poor distribution and limited availability of antivenoms
in Brazil have led to greater use of plants to treat snakebites. Very often such plants are the …

Bothrops atrox snakebites are a relevant problem in the Amazon basin. In this biodiverse
region, the ethnomedicinal approach plays an important role as an alternative to antivenom …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Ethnobotanical studies have shown that Plathymenia
reticulata Benth.(Fabaceae) has been widely used in cases of snake envenomation …

Accidents involving snakes from Bothrops spp. and Crotalus spp. constitute the most
important cause of envenomation in Brazil and Argentina. Musa spp.(banana) have been …

Ethnopharmacological importance The effectiveness of aqueous extract of Bellucia
dichotoma Cogn.(Melastomataceae) specimems collected in Santarém, PA, against some …

Snakebites produce several toxic effects in victims, such as hemorrhage, tissue necrosis,
hemostatic, renal, or cardiotoxic alterations, inflammation, and death. To counteract these …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Extracts of leaves and bark of Aniba fragrans are used as
tea (decoction) to treat snakebites in communities in the Brazilian Amazon. The aqueous …