Antivenin plants used for treatment of snakebites in Uganda: ethnobotanical reports and pharmacological evidences

Omara, Timothy; Kagoya, Sarah; Openy, Abraham; Omute, Tom; Ssebulime, Stephen; Kiplagat, Kibet Mohamed; Bongomin, Ocident

doi:10.1186/s41182-019-0187-0

Tropical Medicine and Health

Table 1 Antivenin plants used in rural communities of Uganda

From: Antivenin plants used for treatment of snakebites in Uganda: ethnobotanical reports and pharmacological evidences

Plant family	Latin botanical name	References
Acanthaceae	Asystasia schimperi T. Anders.	[42]
Amaryllidaceae	Allium cepa L.	[41, 42, 49]
Amaryllidaceae	Allium sativum L.	[49]
Amaryllidaceae	Crinum kirkii	[41]
Amaryllidaceae	Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf.	[10, 42]
Apocynaceae	Carrisa edulis	[50]
Apocynaceae	Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) Schumann	[42]
Aristolochiaceae	Aristolochia tomentosa Sims.	[50]
Aristolochiaceae	Aristolochia elegans Mast.	[42]
Asclepiadaceae	Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (Lindl.) Schltr	[42]
Asparagaceae	Sansevieria dawei Stapf	[38]
Asparagaceae	Sansevieria trifasciata var. trifasciata	[10]
Asteraceae	Bidens pilosa L.	[42]
Asteraceae	Crassocephalum mannii (Hook.f.) Milne-Redh.	[35]
Asteraceae	Echinops amplexicaulis Oliv.	[46]
Asteraceae	Microglossa pyrifolia (Lam.) O. Kuntze	[42]
Asteraceae	Vernonia cinerea (L) Less	[41, 42]
Basellaceae	Basella alba L.	[39]
Boraginacea	Trichodesma zeylanicum (L.) R.Br.	[41]
Cleomaceae	Cleome gynandra L.	[35]
Capparidaceae	Capparis tomentosa Lam.	[42]
Caricaceae	Carica papaya L.	[41, 42, 50]
Celastraceae	Maytensus senegalensis (Lam) Exell.	[41]
Combretaceae	Combretum collinum Fresen	[41]
Combretaceae	Combretum molle ex G.don.	[41]
Commelinaceae	Murdannia simplex Vahl. Branan	[35]
Compositae	Aspilia africana C.D Adams	[46]
Convolvulaceae	Hewittia sublobata L. Kuntze	[49]
Convolvulaceae	Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.	[42]
Dracaenaceae	Dracaena steudneri Engl.	[49]
Ebenaceae	Euclea divinorum Hiern	[42]
Euphorbiaceae	Acalypha bipartita Muell. Arg.	[42, 47]
Euphorbiaceae	Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex. Delile	[49]
Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia tirucalli L.	[35]
Euphorbiaceae	Jatropha curcas L.	[42]
Euphorbiaceae	Ricinus communis L.	[35, 42]
Euphorbiaceae	Securinega virosa (Willd) Baill.	[41]
Fabaceae	Acacia seyal Del. var. fistula (Schweinf.) Oliv.	[42]
Fabaceae	Acacia species	[42]
Fabaceae	Albizia coriaria (Welw. ex) Oliver	[42]
Fabaceae	Canavalia ensiformis L. D.C	[10]
Fabaceae	Indigofera arrecta Host. A. Rich.	[42, 49]
Fabaceae	Indigofera garckeana Vatk	[42]
Fabaceae	Indigofera capitata Forsk.	[41]
Fabaceae	Pseudarthria hookeri Wight and Arn.	[42, 48]
Fabaceae	Senna occidentalis (L.) Link	[42]
Fabaceae	Senna septemtrionalis (Viv.) I. et B.	[39]
Fabaceae	Senna siamea (Lam.) Irwin and Barneby	[42]
Fabaceae	Senna singueana (Del.) Lock	[42]
Lamiaceae	Hoslundia opposita Vahl	[42]
Lamiaceae	Plectranthus barbatus	[37, 50]
Leguminosae	Cassia occidentalis L.	[35]
Liliaceae	Anthericum cameroneii Bak	[41]
Loganiaceae	Strychnos innocua Del.	[41]
Malvaceae	Urena lobata L.	[42]
Melastomataceae	Tristemma mauritianum J.F. Gmel.	[41]
Meliaceae	Ekebergia capensis Sparrm	[44]
Meliaceae	Trichilia ematica Vahl	[38, 46]
Menispermaceae	Cissampelos muchronata A.Rich.	[41, 49]
Moraceae	Ficus natalensis Hochst.	[42]
Myricaceae	Morella kandtiana (Engl.) Verdic and Polhill	[49]
Papillionaceae	Ormocarpum trachycarpum	[50]
Passifloraceae	Adenia cissampeloides (Hook.) Harms	[42]
Poaceae	Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv	[42, 49]
Poaceae	Sporobolus pyramidalis P. Beauv.	[42]
Polygalaceae	Securidaca longipedunculata Fres.	[41, 42, 50]
Rosaceae	Rubus rigidus Sm	[49]
Rubiaceae	Gardenia ternifolia Schumach. and Thonn.	[42]
Rutaceae	Citrus sinensis (L.) Osb.	[42]
Rutaceae	Fagaropsis angolensis (Engl.) Dale	[59]
Simaroubaceae	Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv.	[41, 42, 50]
Solanaceae	Datura stramonium L.	[41]
Solanaceae	Nicotiana tabacum L.	[42, 49, 59]
Solanaceae	Solanum aculeatissimum Jacq	[41, 46]
Solanaceae	Solanum incanum L.	[41, 42]
Umbifellifereae	Steganotaenia araelicea Hoscht	[41]
Verbenaceae	Lantana camara L.	[50]

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