Aqueous leaf extract of Jatropha gossypiifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae) inhibits enzymatic and biological actions of Bothrops jararaca snake venom.

In fact, animals from treated groups, when compared with control (treated with PBS), showed in the muscle region, where the venom was injected, a highly significant reduction of hemorrhage (results not shown), which could support the idea that inhibition of hemorrhagic activity was important to reduce muscle damage.

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