Sentence examples for baths for snakebites from inspiring English sources

The leaf and branch decoction is used in Columbia in external baths for snakebites [ 139].

In Guatemala, Panama and Columbia the juice of crushed leaves of Piper species or the decoction of roots are drunk or used in baths for snakebites or rubbed onto the body as a snake repellent [ 63, 95, 139].

Decoctions or external baths of Renealmia alpinia rhizome are used by traditional healers for snakebites in the northwest region of Colombia and in Amazonian Ecuador [ 28, 139].

Antivenom can be an effective, safe and affordable treatment for snakebites, but apathy, inaction and the politicisation of public health have marginalised both the problem (making snakebite arguably the most neglected of all neglected tropical diseases) and its solution.

The Lort Smith animal hospital in Melbourne has reported treating 20 pets for snakebites in October – more than the centre usually deals with in an entire year.

In Classical times Lemnian earth (Lemnia sphragis) was used as an astringent for snakebites and wounds and in the 16th century for the plague.

Encouraged, they introduced the DTP vaccine, which protects children from diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (still a top seller), followed by an anti-snake-venom serum for snakebites.

We're about to run out of Fav-Afrique, the most effective antivenom for snakebites in sub-Saharan Africa, Doctors Without Borders warned on Monday.

Columbian healers also use ethanolic extracts of plants for snakebites, prepare snakebite remedies in the week before Easter and choose plants according to the Doctrine of Signatures [ 139].

Due to all these limitations, the search for alternative or complementary treatment for snakebites deserves attention.

Cecropia peltata leaves are used for snakebites in Trinidad [ 52, 65].