Resilience to the neurotoxins of Indian King Cobra I read on Wikipedia about this: King Cobra - Wikipedia In Thailand, a concoction of alcohol and the ground root of turmeric is ingested, which has been clinically shown to create a strong resilience against the venom of the king cobra, and other snakes with neurotoxic venom. Though, I have been in the village parts of India where King Cobra is frequently encountered, I have never heard of this knowledge. Can somebody please explain the scientific basis of this statement and possible reasons for this? [PS]: Can somebody also please create a tag for "Snakes"?

Well, turmerin, the compound in turmeric has been medically proven to help neutralize venom from King Cobras in snakes (reference1, reference2). It has also been used in ayurveda for snake bite treatment (reference) The alcohol I guess is just used to help ingest the turmeric and act as a pain reliever, though it strangely seems counter-productive since most snakebite help guides advice against the consumption of alcohol after getting bitten (reference1, reference2) due to its blood thinning properties.

Having said that, I guess personally, I would go for anti-venom rather than ingest turmeric. As a quick remedy until you get the anti-venom you should be able to depend on turmeric.