The effect on blood clotting of some west African plants used against snakebite

Houghton, P.J.; Skari, K.P.

The effect on blood clotting of some west African plants used against snakebite

1994

Houghton, P.J. | Skari, K.P.

Aqueous extracts of the bark of Schumanniophyton magnificum and the leaves of Mucuna pruriens var. utilis, Strophanthus gratus and Strophanthus hispidus show a dose related ability to prolong the time taken to clot for blood treated with a standardised dose of the venom of Echis carinatus. Strophanthus hispidus was shown to be the most potent of the plants tested. The dose-response profiles obtained showed that the increased clotting time was due to different processes for the different plant extracts.

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bark blood coagulation blood coagulation drug therapy ghana humans in vitro leaves medicine mucuna pruriens nigeria plant extracts plant extracts snake bites snake bites snakes venoms

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Journal of ethnopharmacology

Volume 44 Issue 2 Pagination 99 - 108 ISSN 0378-8741

Publisher

British Arachnological Society

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Schumanniophyton; Endopeptidases; Strophanthus hispidus; Echis carinatus; Strophanthus gratus; Envenomation; Therapeutic use; Mucuna pruriens var. utilis; Schumanniophyton magnificum; Antivenom activity; African traditional; Drug effects

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English

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2019-12-05

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Journal Article; Text

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The effect on blood clotting of some west African plants used against snakebite

1994

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