Table 5 Traditional medicines cited to prevent and/or treat snakebites in the region of Serra da Jibóia, Bahia State, Brazil.
Usable resource | Local name | N° of citation | Part used | Method of use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Plant | ||||
Allium cepa L. | Onion | 6 | Half cut | Put it on the bite site (it pulls the poison out) |
Allium sativum L. | Garlic | 5 | Clove | Put it on the bite site (it pulls the poison out) |
Anacardium occidentale L. | Cashew tree | 12 | Seed oil | Put it on the bite site (it pulls the poison out) |
Annona crassiflora Mart. | Aticum | 19 | Seed | Tea made from the seeds |
Mucuna urens D.C. | Horse-eye bean | 5 | Seed | Tea made from the seeds |
Joannesia princeps Vell. | Macaw nut tree | 10 | Seed | Tea made from the seeds; put scraps inside a brandy bottle |
Amburana cearensis (Fr.Allem) A.C. Smith | Amburana | 8 | Seed | Tea made from the seeds |
Euterpe edulis Mart. | Juçara palm | 7 | . . . | . . . |
Zephyranthes sp. | Rain lily | 5 | . . . | . . . |
Animal | ||||
Tinamus solitarius | Solitary tinamou | 5 | Head | Tea made from the powdered head; tied to the bite site |
Oxyrhopus sp. Micrurus sp. | False coral True coral | 13 | Whole | Put it inside a brandy bottle and drink the liquid |
Crotalus durissus cascavella | Rattlesnake | 9 | Rattle | Tea made from the powdered rattle |
Poisonous snakes | . . . | 14 | Snakestone | Scrape it and drink it as a tea; tied it on the bite site |
Gallus gallus | Hen | 6 | Egg | Eat it raw |
Homo sapiens | Human being | 7 | Urine | Put it on the bite site |
14 | Feaces | Tea made from the feaces | ||
Mineral | ||||
Arsenic bisulphur | Rosalgar | 8 | Stone | Tie it inside a cloth and put on the bite site |
Gasoline/kerosene | 8 | Liquid | Put it on the bite site | |
Gunpowder | 4 | Tea made from the gunpowder | ||
Anthill soil | 8 | Soil around an anthill | Eat it | |