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The Anti Snake Venom Crisis in Africa: A Suggested Manufacturers Product Guide

Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, 2009
Considerable attention has been given to the shortage of anti snake venom in Africa. The current supply is reported to rest at crisis levels, and considerable attention has been given to reporting the crisis. What has been absent is a recommended list of anti snake venoms that suppliers can produce in order to alleviate the problem.
Ian D, Simpson, Roger S M, Blaylock
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The in vitro study of anti-leishmanial effect of Naja naja oxiana snake venom on Leishmania major.

Infectious Diseases - Drug Targets, 2020
BACKGROUND Although a majority of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) are healed with Glucantime chemotherapy, the increased drug resistance rate following its consumption is a concern.
Nastaran Fallahi, D. Shahbazzadeh, F. Maleki, M. Aghdasi, F. Tabatabaie, Khadijeh Khanaliha   +5 more
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Antibacterial Activity of Polyvalent Anti-snake venom

Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology
Snake bite is a major occupational hazard globally. Immediate administration of antivenom is the standard regime for treatment. Snake bite wound can get deposited with the pathogenic microflora present in the buccal cavity of the snake. Hence, the present research study was performed to investigate anti-snake venom (ASV) efficacy against various ...
K.L Shobha, Akshatha G Nayak
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Structures of cabenegrins A-I and A-II, potent anti-snake venoms

Tetrahedron Letters, 1982
Abstract Two potent antidotes against snake venoms have been isolated from the aqueous ethanol extract of a South American plant. The structures have been determined to be 1 and 2 .
Masashi Nakagawa, Koji Nakanishi, Laszlo L. Darko, James A. Vick   +3 more
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The anti-snake venom activities of the methanolic extract of the bulb of Crinum jagus (Amaryllidaceae)

Toxicon, 2006
The anti-snake venom activities of the methanolic extract of the bulb of Crinum jagus plant (Amaryllidaceae) were investigated in vitro and in vivo against the venoms of three notable snake species: Echis ocellatus, Bitis arietans and Naja nigricollis.
O J, Ode, I U, Asuzu
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A Study of an Endothelin Antagonist from a Chinese Anti-Snake Venom Medicinal Herb

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, 1998
Because it is well known that endothelin (ET) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases, antagonists of ET for clinical use are very important. Because ET and some snake toxins have a homologous structure and similar biologic actions the effect of Chinese anti-snake venom herbal medicines on ET bioactivity was investigated ...
L C, Yang, F, Wang, M, Liu
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High-dose anti-snake venom versus low-dose anti-snake venom in the treatment of poisonous snake bites--a critical study.

The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 2005
To asses the optimum dose of anti-snake venom to treat snake bites cases effectively. This is particulary relevant in the present scenario when the cost of anti-snake venom ( Serum Institute of India) has gone up to nearly Rs. 400 per vial and the cross-section of people usually affected belong to the poor socioeconomic class.One hundred snake bite ...
V, Paul, S, Pratibha, K A, Prahlad, Jerry, Earali, S, Francis, Francy, Lewis   +5 more
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Anti-Snake Venom (ASV) Induced Hypotension: An Emergent Complication of Treatment

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biomedical Reports, 2015
Increased incidence of snake bites has been found, especially in coastal regions where tropical cyclones are very frequent. Anti-snake venom (ASV) is the only effective antidote and a snake bite victim is always vulnerable to its associated adverse reactions.
Yerramalli Roja Ramani, Bandana Rath, Uma Shankar Mishra, Himanshu Bhusan Sahu   +3 more
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Extracts of Cowhage (Mucuna pruriens) Seeds and Anti-Snake Venom Effects

2011
Publisher Summary This chapter highlights the anti-venom properties of cowhage seeds. It has been demonstrated in the laboratory that immunization of mice with Mucuna pruriens seed extract (MPE) elicited production of immunoglobulins that could neutralize cobra venom.
Nget Hong Tan, Shin Yee Fung, Si Mui Sim
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Efficacy Testing of Commercially Available Anti-snake Venoms against Echis ocellatus Venom in Northern Nigeria

2023
Snakebites cause considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide, with the highest burden found in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The aim of this  study was to evaluate the efficacy of Echitab-PlusICP and Premium Antisnake venoms (ASVs) against Echis ocellatus snake venom.
Muhammad, Yusuf Abubakar, Bala, Auwal Adam, Magaji, Shehu Yakubu, Doma, Abdullahi Ibrahim, Abubakar, Abdullahi Rabiu, Goji, Suleiman Yunusa, Ibrahim, Zainab Gambo, Muhammad , Ibrahim, Malami, Sani, Chedi, Basheer Z.A   +9 more
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