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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2013 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 5 | Page No.: 201-207
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2013.201.207

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Abhijit Dey

Country: India

Amrita Dey

Country: India

Jitendra Nath De

Country: India

Keywords


  • anti-scorpion venom serum
  • antivenin
  • envenomation
  • myocarditis
  • Scorpion sting
Review Article

Scorpion Anti-Venom Activity of Botanicals: A Pharmacological Approach

Abhijit Dey, Amrita Dey and Jitendra Nath De
Scorpion bite is considered as one of the common and dangerous phenomenon throughout the world. The clinical manifestations include pulmonary edema, myocardial damage, intracerebral haemorrhage, brachial plexopathy, renal failure etc. which sometimes leads to mortality. The common antivenin therapy includes anti-scorpion venom serum or prazosin. In the vast rural areas of the third world countries phytotherapy is considered as an alternative system of medicine and scorpion sting is treated with the help of medicinal botanicals. As the safety and efficacy are considered as important aspects of anti venin therapy, conventional treatment can be supported by the herbal remedy. The present review compiles a number of medicinal plants pharmacologically evaluated in vitro and/or in vivo for scorpion antivenin properties. Considering the aspects like cost effectiveness, availability, lesser side effects and development of drug resistance, plant based anti venin therapy may be considered as a possible remedy against scorpion envenomation.
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Abhijit Dey, Amrita Dey and Jitendra Nath De, 2013. Scorpion Anti-Venom Activity of Botanicals: A Pharmacological Approach. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 16: 201-207.

DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2013.201.207

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2013.201.207

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