Table 1.

Effects of H. aethiopicus L. extract on the haemorrhage induced by E. ocellatus venom in the egg embryo.

Extract/venom	Concentration of extract (μg/1.5 μL)	Haemorrhagic zone (mm)	Reduction from control	*MEND (%)	State of embryo (μg/1.5 μL)
E. ocellatus (3 μg/1.5 μL)	—	3.0	—		All died
H. aethiopicus L. + E.o (3 μg/1.5 μL)	2.5	0.5	85.7		All alive
H. aethiopicus L. + E.o (3 μg/1.5 μL)	5.0	0.0	100.0	5	All alive
H. aethiopicus L. + E.o (3 μg/1.5 μL)	10.0	0.0	100.00		All alive

*MEND: Minimum effective neutralising dose; E.o: Echis ocellatus.