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

• Main Authors: Khan, Abdul Viqar, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, Khan, Mohd Wasi, Khan, Athar Ali
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd 2014
• Subjects: RC86 First aid in illness and injury
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/36381/1/Herbal_cure_for_poisons_and_poisonous_bites_from_Western_Uttar_Pradesh%2C_India_2014.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/36381/4/36381_Herbal%20cure%20for%20poisons%20and%20poisonous.SCOPUSpdf.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/36381/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2222180814604254#
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

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...