Ethnomedicinal uses of plants for the treatment of snake and scorpion bite in Northern Pakistan

Butt MA 1 , Ahmad M 2 , Fatima A 1 , Sultana S 1 , Zafar M 1 , Yaseen G 1 Show all authors , Ashraf MA 3 , Shinwari ZK 4 , Kayani S 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
  • 2 Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan. Electronic address: mushtaqflora@hotmail.com
  • 3 Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
J Ethnopharmacol, 2015 Jun 20;168:164-81.
PMID: 25818693 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.03.045

Abstract

Medicinal plants represent one of the most accessible resources available for snake and scorpion bite among the rural communities of Northern Pakistan. This first ethno-botanical study aimed to document the indigenous knowledge and practices of using plants for snake and scorpion bite disorders in Northern Pakistan.

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