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| Cremonez,Caroline Marroni; Leite,Flávia Pine; Bordon,Karla de Castro Figueiredo; Cerni,Felipe Augusto; Cardoso,lara Aimê; Gregório,Zita Maria de Oliveira; Souza,Rodrigo Cançado Gonçalves de; Souza,Ana Maria de; Arantes,Eliane Candiani. |
| Abstract Background In the Atlantic forest of the North and Northeast regions of Brazil, local population often uses the fruit juice and the aqueous extract of leaves of soursop (Annona muricata L.) to treat Lachesis muta rhombeata envenomation. Envenomation is a relevant health issue in these areas, especially due to its severity and because the production and distribution of antivenom is limited in these regions. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relevance of the use of soursop leaf extract and its juice against envenomation by Lachesis muta rhombeata. Methods We evaluated the biochemical, hematological and hemostatic parameters, the blood pressure, the inflammation process and the lethality induced by Lachesis muta rhombeata snake... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Lachesis muta rhombeata; Bushmaster; Natural antivenom; Antiophidic action; Soursop; Annona muricata L.. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992016000100310 |
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