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Viper venom-induced inflammation and inhibition of free radical formation by pure compound (2-hydroxy-4-methoxy benzoic acid) isolated and purified from anantamul (Hemidesmus indicus R.Br) root extract
M.I. Alam,Aparna Gomes +1 more
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The present investigation explored the possible venom neutralizing effect of a pure compound isolated and purified from the methanolic root extract of Hemidesmus indicus R.Rr.About:
This article is published in Toxicon.The article was published on 1998-01-01. It has received 112 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Hemidesmus indicus.read more
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Indian Herbs and Herbal Drugs Used for the Treatment of Diabetes
Manisha A. Modak,Priyanjali Dixit,Jayant S. Londhe,Saroj S. Ghaskadbi,Thomas P.A. Devasagayam +4 more
TL;DR: This review focuses on Indian Herbal drugs and plants used in the treatment of diabetes, especially in India, and a list of medicinal plants with proven antidiabetic and related beneficial effects and of herbal drugs used in treatment of Diabetes is compiled.
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Ethnobotanical survey of folk plants for the treatment of snakebites in Southern part of Tamilnadu, India.
TL;DR: Protective activity of plants-Aristolochia indica, Hemidesmus indicus, Gloriosa superba, Strychnos nux-vomica, Eclipta prostrata, and Andrographis paniculata against the lethal action of snake venom and need further investigation.
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Snake venom neutralization by Indian medicinal plants (Vitex negundo and Emblica officinalis ) root extracts
M.I. Alam,Aparna Gomes +1 more
TL;DR: The methanolic root extracts of Vitex negundo Linn.
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Rosmarinic acid, a new snake venom phospholipase A2 inhibitor from Cordia verbenacea (Boraginaceae): antiserum action potentiation and molecular interaction
Fábio Kiss Ticli,Hage Li,R. S. Cambraia,Paulo Pereira,Angelo J. Magro,Marcos R.M. Fontes,Rodrigo G. Stábeli,Giglio,Suzelei C. França,Andreimar M. Soares,Suely Vilela Sampaio +10 more
TL;DR: The pure compound potentiated the ability of the commercial equine polyvalent antivenom in neutralizing lethal and myotoxic effects of the crude venom and of isolated PLA2s in experimental models.
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Herbs and herbal constituents active against snake bite.
Antony Gomes,Rinku Das,Sumana Sarkhel,Roshnara Mishra,Sanghamitra Mukherjee,Shamik Bhattacharya,Aparna Gomes +6 more
TL;DR: The present review has been focussed on the varied folk and traditional herbs and their antisnake venom compounds, which might be a stepping stone in establishing the future therapy against snake bite treatment and management.
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