Family and species | Parts used | Source | Antisnake venom activity (present study) |
1. Acanthaceae | |||
Andrographis paniculata Nees | Root | Medicineman and Literature | Present |
Rhinacanthus communis Nees | Root | Medicineman | Absent |
2. Amaranthaceae | |||
Achyranthes aspera linn. | Root | Medicineman | Absent |
3. Aristolochiaceae | |||
Aristolochia indica linn. | Root | Medicineman and Literature | Present |
4. Asteraceae (compositae) | Aerial parts | Medicineman | Absent |
Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk | |||
Syn. Eclipta prostrata (L.L.) | |||
Eupatorium triplinerve Vahl | Leaf | Medicineman | Absent |
Syn. Eupatorium ayapana Vent. | |||
*Pluchea indica (L.) Less | Root | Medicineman | Present |
5. Cururbitaceae | |||
Trichosanthes dioica Roxb | Root | Literature | Absent |
6. Crasulaceae | |||
Kalanchae pinnata (Lamk.) Pers | Root | Literature | Absent |
Syn. Bryphyllum calycinum | |||
7. Cyperaceae | |||
Kyllinga nemoralis (J.R.et G. Forster) | Whole body | Medicineman | Absent |
Dandy ex Hutchinson Dalziel | |||
Syn. Kyllinga monocephala Rottb. | |||
Syn. Cyperas kylling Endle. | |||
8. Euphrobiaceae | |||
Ricinus communis L. | Root | Medicineman | Absent |
*Embilica officinalis Gaertn | Root | Medicineman | Present |
9. Fabaceae | |||
Albizzia lebbeck (L.) Beath | Stem Bark | Literature | Absent |
10. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) | |||
Leucas lavandulifolia Sm. | Leaf | Medicineman and Literature | Absent |
11. Menispermaceae | |||
Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers | Root | Medicineman | Absent |
Syn. Stephania heamandifolia (Wild) Wslp | |||
12. Moringaceae | |||
Moringa pterygasperma Gaertn. | Stem Bark | Medicineman | Absent |
Syn. Moringa oleifera (Lamk) | |||
13. Molluginaceae | |||
Glinus oppositifoilius L. | Whole body | Medicineman | Absent |
Syn. Mollugo spergula (Linn.) | |||
14. Periplocaceae | |||
*Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R.Br. | Root | Literature | Present |
Syn. Periploca indica (L.) | |||
15. Theaceae | |||
Camellia sianensis (Linn.) Kuntz | Root | Medicineman | Absent |
16. Verbenaceae | |||
*Vitex negundo Linn. | Root | Medicineman and Literature | Present |
17. Zingiberaceae | |||
Curcuma aromatica Salisb | Root | Medicineman and Literature | Present |
Curcuma zedoaria Rox | Root | Medicineman | Present |
Curcuma longa Linn. | Root | Medicineman | Absent |