Herbal cure for poisons and poisonous bites from Western Uttar Pradesh, India

Objective: To conduct ethnopharmacobotanical field explorations in rural areas of five districts of Uttar Pradesh, India with regard to the folk herbal formulations associated with the management of poisons and poisonous bites. Methods: Local traditional healers known as “Vaidya” and “Hakeems” in th...

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Main Authors:	Khan, Abdul Viqar, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, Khan, Mohd Wasi, Khan, Athar Ali
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Published:	Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd 2014
Subjects:	RC86 First aid in illness and injury
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spelling	iium-363812018-06-20T06:30:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/36381/ Herbal cure for poisons and poisonous bites from Western Uttar Pradesh, India Khan, Abdul Viqar Ahmed, Qamar Uddin Khan, Mohd Wasi Khan, Athar Ali RC86 First aid in illness and injury Objective: To conduct ethnopharmacobotanical field explorations in rural areas of five districts of Uttar Pradesh, India with regard to the folk herbal formulations associated with the management of poisons and poisonous bites. Methods: Local traditional healers known as “Vaidya” and “Hakeems” in the study area were interviewed to gather ethnopharmacobotanical information using a questionnaire attending various medical practices. Results: Information on 49 herbal formulations prepared from 39 plant species belonging to 28 plant families in the treatment of poisons and poisonous bites is presented in this scientific communication. Conclusion: Present communication revealed that study area is rich in its ethnopharmacobotanical knowledge. The plant species discussed here also encompasses new reports on C. album, S. xanthocarpum, S. melongena, S. indicum, C. procera, C. sativum, C. dactylon, B. campestris, T. aestivum, V. vinifera, S. vulgare and N. indicum. This study further concludes that their lies a lot of potential in the Indian herbal repository which should be explored systematically and later subjected to thorough study under the light of latest available scientific investigations for the drug standardization and pharmaco-toxicological studies with respect to make cheaper and safer drugs for the benefit of ailing humanity encountered with poisons and poisonous bites. Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd 2014-02-20 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/36381/1/Herbal_cure_for_poisons_and_poisonous_bites_from_Western_Uttar_Pradesh%2C_India_2014.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/36381/4/36381_Herbal%20cure%20for%20poisons%20and%20poisonous.SCOPUSpdf.pdf Khan, Abdul Viqar and Ahmed, Qamar Uddin and Khan, Mohd Wasi and Khan, Athar Ali (2014) Herbal cure for poisons and poisonous bites from Western Uttar Pradesh, India. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, 4 (Suppl1). S116-S120. ISSN 2222-1808 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2222180814604254# 10.1016/S2222-1808(14)60425-4
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description	Objective: To conduct ethnopharmacobotanical field explorations in rural areas of five districts of Uttar Pradesh, India with regard to the folk herbal formulations associated with the management of poisons and poisonous bites. Methods: Local traditional healers known as “Vaidya” and “Hakeems” in the study area were interviewed to gather ethnopharmacobotanical information using a questionnaire attending various medical practices. Results: Information on 49 herbal formulations prepared from 39 plant species belonging to 28 plant families in the treatment of poisons and poisonous bites is presented in this scientific communication. Conclusion: Present communication revealed that study area is rich in its ethnopharmacobotanical knowledge. The plant species discussed here also encompasses new reports on C. album, S. xanthocarpum, S. melongena, S. indicum, C. procera, C. sativum, C. dactylon, B. campestris, T. aestivum, V. vinifera, S. vulgare and N. indicum. This study further concludes that their lies a lot of potential in the Indian herbal repository which should be explored systematically and later subjected to thorough study under the light of latest available scientific investigations for the drug standardization and pharmaco-toxicological studies with respect to make cheaper and safer drugs for the benefit of ailing humanity encountered with poisons and poisonous bites.
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author	Khan, Abdul Viqar Ahmed, Qamar Uddin Khan, Mohd Wasi Khan, Athar Ali
author_facet	Khan, Abdul Viqar Ahmed, Qamar Uddin Khan, Mohd Wasi Khan, Athar Ali
author_sort	Khan, Abdul Viqar
title	Herbal cure for poisons and poisonous bites from Western Uttar Pradesh, India
title_short	Herbal cure for poisons and poisonous bites from Western Uttar Pradesh, India
title_full	Herbal cure for poisons and poisonous bites from Western Uttar Pradesh, India
title_fullStr	Herbal cure for poisons and poisonous bites from Western Uttar Pradesh, India
title_full_unstemmed	Herbal cure for poisons and poisonous bites from Western Uttar Pradesh, India
title_sort	herbal cure for poisons and poisonous bites from western uttar pradesh, india
publisher	Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd
publishDate	2014
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Herbal cure for poisons and poisonous bites from Western Uttar Pradesh, India

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