Traditional Herbal Medicines for the Treatment of Snake Bite and Scorpion Sting by the Tribes of South Surguja, Chhattisgarh, India
Snake bite is a common acute medical emergency faced by rural population in tropical and subtropical countries and in humid climate; therefore, people need to counter these types of emergencies. The Cherwa and Pando tribes were surveyed during June to July 2008, to gather information on the traditional uses of medicinal plants used in health care by them. Tribes of South Surguja use 10 plants for snake bite and 05 plants for scorpion sting. A particular family uses a particular variety of a plant species as a tradition for treatment of snake bite and scorpion sting. The study indicates that tribes depend on medicinal plants for health care.