<I>In vitro</I> PROPAGATION OF <I>Heliconia curtispatha</I> P, PLANT USED AGAINST SNAKEBITE BY SOME RURAL COMMUNITIES OF THE COLOMBIAN REGION OF URABÁ
Heliconia curtispatha Petersen (Zingiberales) commonly known as platanillo, is used in colombian traditional medicine by its anti-edema, antihaemorrhagic and neutralising action of Bothrops asper (mapaná, X) venom, responsible for 95% of snakebites in the country. The previous, emphasizes its utilit...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Antioquia
2011-11-01
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| Series: | Vitae |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/vitae/article/view/10650 |