Medicinal plants species used by herbalists in the treatment of snakebite envenomation in Uganda
Title | Medicinal plants species used by herbalists in the treatment of snakebite envenomation in Uganda |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2020 |
Authors | Okot, DFred, Anywar, G, Namukobe, J, Byamukama, R |
Journal | Tropical Medicine and Health |
Pagination | 48:44 |
Date Published | June 2020 |
Keywords | Envenomation; Medicinal plants; Post-conflict; Snakebite; Traditional medicine practitioners; Uganda. |
Abstract | Background: There are high mortality and morbidity rates due to poisonous snakebites globally with subSaharan Africa having some of the highest cases. However, traditional medicine practitioners (TMP) have been treating snakebites in Uganda for long despite the fact that few studies have been conducted to document such vital and rich indigenous traditional knowledge before it is lost. This study aimed to document the medicinal plant species used by experienced TMP in treating snakebite envenomation in selected post-conflict parts of Uganda. An ethnopharmacological survey was conducted in Kitgum, Serere, Kaberamaido and Kaabong districts in Uganda. Twenty-seven TMP with expertise in treating snakebites were purposively identified using the snowball technique and interviewed using semi-structured questionnaires. Data were analysed using simple descriptive statistics. |
URL | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32518500/ |
DOI | 10.1186/s41182-020-00229-4 |