TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Study of the efficacy of the black stone on envenomation by snake bite in the murine model
JO  - Toxicon: Journal of the International Society on Toxinology
A1  - Chippaux, Jean-Philippe
A1  - Ramos-Cerrillo, Blanca
A1  - Stock, Roberto P.
SP  - 717
EP  - 720
VL  - 49
IS  - 5
N2  - The black stone (BS) has been used since antiquity to treat envenomations. Since no actual clinical trial has ever been performed we used an experimental approach to evaluate its efficacy against the venoms of Bitis arietans, Echis ocellatus and Naja nigricollis. Local application of BS after intramuscular venom injection had no demonstrable effect on the outcome of envenomationa and it did not change the LD(50) of B. arietans venom. Our results show that, contrary to widespread belief, no efficacy to treat envenomation may be expected of the BS.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0041-0101
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.11.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -