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| Title |
Kenyan medicinal plants used as antivenin: a comparison of plant usage
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, February 2006
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| DOI | 10.1186/1746-4269-2-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Bethwell O Owuor, Daniel P Kisangau |
| Abstract |
The success of snake bite healers is vaguely understood in Kenya, partly due to their unknown materia medica and occult-mystical nature of their practice. A comparison is made of plants used in snake bite treatments by two culturally distinct African groups (the Kamba and Luo). Thirty two plants used for snakebite treatment are documented. The majority of the antidotes are prepared from freshly collected plant material - frequently leaves. Though knowledge of snake bite conditions etiological perceptions of the ethnic groups is similar, field ethnobotanical data suggests that plant species used by the two ethnic groups are independently derived. Antivenin medicinal plants effectively illustrate the cultural context of medicine. Randomness or the use of a variety of species in different families appears to be a feature of traditional snake bite treatments. A high degree of informant consensus for the species was observed. The study indicates rural Kenya inhabitants rely on medicinal plants for healthcare. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 169 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2 | 1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 162 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 30 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 29 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 10% |
| Researcher | 12 | 7% |
| Other | 11 | 7% |
| Other | 37 | 22% |
| Unknown | 33 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 36 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 10% |
| Chemistry | 15 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 11 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 39 | 23% |
| Unknown | 42 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
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