Antisnake Venom Activity of Hibiscus aethiopicus L. against Echis ocellatus and Naja n. nigricollis

Table 3

Animal status after 30 minutes prior to venom injection.

^¥Group	Venom/Extract	Hibiscus aethiopicus L. extract (mg /kg)
		100	200	300	400	1000
1	Nnn venom (2.5 mg/kg, i.p.) alone	Died	Died	Died	Died	Died
2	H. Aethiopicus + Nnn (2.5 mg/kg, i.p.)*	Died	Died	Died	Died	Died
3	E.o venom (5 mg/kg) alone	Died	Died	Died	Died	Died
4	H. Aethiopicus + E.o (5 mg/kg)*	Died	Died	Died	Alive	Alive

${}_{}{}^{*}Venom$ was injected 30 min after Hibiscus aethiopicus L. extract was administered orally by gastric incubation.
^¥Each group has five guinea pigs. Nnn: Naja n. nigricollis; E.o: Echis ocellatus.