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Ethnopharmacological Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers and Indigenous People in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, for the Treatment of Snakebite
Joint Authors
Kadir, Mohammad Fahim
Karmoker, James Regun
Alam, Md. Rashedul
Jahan, Syeda Rawnak
Mahbub, Sami
Mia, M. M. K.
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-23, 23 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
23
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Snakebites are common in tropical countries like Bangladesh where most snakebite victims dwell in rural areas.
Among the management options after snakebite in Bangladesh, snake charmers (Ozha in Bengali language) are the first contact following a snakebite for more than 80% of the victims and they are treated mostly with the help of some medicinal plants.
Our aim of the study is to compile plants used for the treatment of snakebite occurrence in Bangladesh.
The field survey was carried out in a period of almost 3 years.
Fieldwork was undertaken in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, including Chittagong, Rangamati, Bandarban, and Khagrachari.
Open-ended and semistructured questionnaire was used to interview a total of 110 people including traditional healers and local people.
A total of 116 plant species of 48 families were listed.
Leaves were the most cited plant part used against snake venom.
Most of the reported species were herb in nature and paste mostly used externally is the mode of preparation.
The survey represents the preliminary information of certain medicinal plants having neutralizing effects against snake venoms, though further phytochemical investigation, validation, and clinical trials should be conducted before using these plants as an alternative to popular antivenom.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kadir, Mohammad Fahim& Karmoker, James Regun& Alam, Md. Rashedul& Jahan, Syeda Rawnak& Mahbub, Sami& Mia, M. M. K.. 2015. Ethnopharmacological Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers and Indigenous People in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, for the Treatment of Snakebite. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-23.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063711
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kadir, Mohammad Fahim…[et al.]. Ethnopharmacological Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers and Indigenous People in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, for the Treatment of Snakebite. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-23.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063711
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kadir, Mohammad Fahim& Karmoker, James Regun& Alam, Md. Rashedul& Jahan, Syeda Rawnak& Mahbub, Sami& Mia, M. M. K.. Ethnopharmacological Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers and Indigenous People in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, for the Treatment of Snakebite. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-23.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063711
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1063711