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| Plant species (V/N) | Common name (local name) | Family | Growth form | Part(s) used | Preparation and dosage | Mode of administration | FC | RFC |
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| Entada leptostachya Harms. (NMK/BOT/CTX/5/4) | Entada/Sikidy (“Mwaitha”) | Fabaceae | Shrub | Stem, bark | Stem crushed, sap squeezed and applied directly to the wound. | Topical | 26 | 0.56 | |
| Senna singueana (Delile.) Lock. (NMK/BOT/CTX/1/4) | Winter cassia/sticky pod (“Mukengeka”/“Mukengeta”) | Leguminosae | Shrub | Leaves, roots | Roots dried in the sun, crushed into a fine powder and applied or mixed with sheep soup, one full glass drunk daily for five days. Leaf’s infusion of the plant is drunk as an antidote for puff adder bites. | Topical
Oral | 24 | 0.53 | |
| Strychnos henningsii Gilg. (NMK/BOT/CTX/5/6) | Walking stick/Panda’s strychnos (“Muteta”) | Loganiaceae | Tree | Leaves, stem, bark, roots | Fresh roots can be chewed and swallowed to expel poison by vomiting. Leaves may be cooked with water or sheep soup of original intestines and taken twice daily quarter a glass. | Oral
Topical | 21 | 0.47 | |
| Securidaca longipendunculata (NMK/BOT/CTX/5/1) | Violet plant (“Munguuka”) | Polygalaceae | Tree | Roots, leaves, barks | Soak the dried powdered root bark part in water, take thrice a day, or apply leave paste. | Topical or oral | 16 | 0.36 | |
| Solanum incanum (NMK/BOT/CTX/1/1) | Thorn apple (“Kikondu”/“Mutongu”) | Solanaceae | Shrub | Fruits, leaves | The stems or fruits are cut into small pieces, dried in the sun, pounded, and powder applied, or sap from the fruit may be applied directly. | Topical | 11 | 0.24 | |
| Cissus rotundifolia (Forsk.) Vahl. (NMK/BOT/CTX/1/2) | Peruvian grape ivy (“Itulu”) | Vitaceae | Shrub | Leaves | Sap from pounded leave is applied directly onto the wound four times for 10–14 days. | Topical | 8 | 0.18 | |
| Musa x paradisiaca L. (NMK/BOT/CTX/5/7) | Edible banana (“Mathangu ma maiu”) | Musaceae | Tree | Leaves, stem | Sap squeezed out of leaves and stem and applied immediately onto the snakebite site reducing swelling and pain. | Topical | 5 | 0.11 | |
| Tagetes minuta L. (NMK/BOT/CTX/1/6) | Mexican marigold (“Muvangi”) | Asteraceae | Herb | Leaves | Leaves are crushed or chewed rubbed into snakebite as an antidote. | Topical | 4 | 0.09 | |
| Commiphora sp. (NMK/BOT/CTX/5/5) | Commiphora/corkwood (“Ithangu”) | Burseraceae | Shrub | Leaves, fruit | The milky exudates from unripe fruits can be applied. Leaves are crushed. Infusion is taken orally half a cup once a day for three days. Leaves pounded applied directly. | Topical | 2 | 0.04 | |
| Ricinus communis L. (NMK/BOT/CTX/1/3) | Castor oil plant (“Kyaiki”/“Kivaiki”) | Euphorbiaceae | Shrub | Leaves | Fresh young leaves are pounded and tied to the snakebite for six hours to accelerate healing. The plant is cultivated at the homestead since it has a strong smell that causes discomfort or disorientation to snakes. | Topical | 2 | 0.04 | |
| Boscia salicifolia L. (NMK/BOT/CTX/5/2) | Willow-leaved shepherd’s tree (“Ithangana”) | Capparaceae | Shrub | Barks, roots | Roots and barks burned into charcoal, crushed into fine powder, and applied twice for six days. | Topical | 1 | 0.02 | |
| Kleinia abyssinica A. Berger. (NMK/BOT/CTX/5/3) | Klenia (“Ngondu ya “Kimani”) | Asteraceae | Herb | Roots | Roots pounded and soaked in water and infusion drunk two glasses twice a day until the wound heals or is applied on the wound. | Topical oral | 1 | 0.02 | |
| Gutenbergia cordifolia Benth ex. Oliv. (NMK/BOT/CTX/5/8) | Gutenbergia (“Ithungululu”) | Asteraceae | Herb | Leave | Leaf’s sun-dried burned ash is rubbed on the site daily for five days. | Topical | 1 | 0.02 | |
| Opilia amentacea Roxb. (NMK/BOT/CTX/1/5) | Opilia (“Mutonga”) | Opiliaceae | Climber | Roots | Roots cut into pieces, sun dried, then crushed into powder mixed with crushed snake teeth and applied for 7–10 days. | Topical | 1 | 0.02 | |
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