Dear Friends,
I am writing this blog after a long gap of many months altogether. This is because I am involved in many research projects apart from performing my regular duties as an State Epidemiologist. I just wish to share a good news with you all that we have prepared an herbal spray to be sprayed at the snakebite site and this has shown initial good results with 13 people who were bitten by mostly Russell's Viper and some by Saw Scale Viper and Cobra.
We are hopeful that in coming days people bitten by snakes need not to loose their limbs due to amputation or skin grafting as was the case till now.
Let me explain, earlier despite timely anti snake venom administration there was swelling, blistering and sloughing of muscles of the bitten part leading to either skin grafting or in case of necrosis limb needed to be amputated.
With use of this herbal spray none developed sloughing of muscles and none required skin grafting or amputation.
Once we succeed, our vision is to keep this spray at sub center level for use immediately after snakebite to save limbs and lives before patient is referred to nearby hospital.
May Goddess Jawalaji Bless us with the success of this herbal spray !
Thanks all.
Omesh
