A critical review on anti-scorpion activity of herbs

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Scorpion bite is a common global public health problem including India. Despite various species of scorpions, only few of these can be potentially lethal to humans. In India, the annual number of scorpion stings cases exceeds 1.23 million, of which over 32,250 may be fatal. This can be attributed to various hurdles in the scorpion bite treatment like poor health services, difficult and untimely transportation facilities, wrong traditional beliefs, delay in antiscorpion venom administration which ultimately leads to substantial amount of mortality and morbidity. Scorpion bite can result in a wide range of clinical effects such as neurotoxicity, cardiotoxicity and respiratory dysfunction including pulmonary edema. Administration of antiscorpion venom is the only specific treatment available in India but has many limitations like species specificity, difficulty in availability, affordability and ideal storage conditions. Ayurveda has explained numerous medicinal plants in the management of Vrishchika Damsha (Scorpion bite). These medicinal plants widely used by traditional healers. Wide arrays of the plants and their active principles have been evaluated for pharmacological properties which is useful in the treatment of scorpion bite. This review is an attempt to present a comprehensive account of numerous Indian herbal plants used in the treatment of scorpion bite in any forms like topical application or oral formulation for pain relief and venom neutralization purpose. Keywords: Ayurveda, Samhita, Scorpion sting, Antiscorpion venom, Herbal Drug . How to cite this URL: Dr. Shweta Hegde Et Al: Chandas - A Tool For Shloka Recitation W.S.R. To Sushruta Samhita. International Ayurvedic medical Journal {online} 2016 {cited 2016 July} Available from:http://www.iamj.in/posts/images/upload/3354_3360.pdf A CRITICAL REVIEW ON ANTI-SCORPION ACTIVITY OF HERBS Deshmukh Sunil Dnyaneshwar 1 Chalakh Sonali 2 1 PG Scholar Dept. of Agadtantra, 2 Asso.Professor &HODDept. of Agadtantra, MGACH & RC Salod (H) Wardha, Maharashtra, India INTRODUCTION Scorpion sting is one of the commonlife threatening acute medical emergencies and also can be considered as a neglected public health problem in tropical and subtropical countries including India [1]From the ancienttimes poisonous animal bites is a serious issue in world. Millions of people die every yearbecause of poisonous animals’ bites. Scorpionbite is also a common and global public health problem associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. It constitutes an occupational hazard especially in field of agriculture for farmers, farm labors, villagers, migrating population and hunters . The factors mainly responsible for high mortality associated with scorpion bite are poor health services, difficult and untimely transportation facilities, wrong traditional beliefs, delay in antiscorpion venom administration. It is estimated that in India, the annual number of scorpion stings cases exceeds 1.23 million, of which over 32,250 may be fatal. In Asia, epidemiological data on scorpion stings is scarce. India is the most affected, with a reported incidence of 0.6 %[2] The estimates are arbitrary as the majority of cases go unreported. In rural areas, where most of the scorpion bite cases occurs, Review Article International Ayurvedic Medical Journal ISSN:2320 5091 ABSTRACT Scorpion bite is a common global public health problem including India. Despite various species of scorpions, only few of these can be potentially lethal to humans. In India, the annual number of scorpion stings cases exceeds 1.23 million, of which over 32,250 may be fatal. This can be attributed to various hurdles in the scorpion bite treatment like poor health services, difficult and untimely transportation facilities, wrong traditional beliefs, delay in antiscorpion venom administration which ultimately leads to substantial amount of mortality and morbidity. Scorpion bite can result in a wide range of clinical effects such as neurotoxicity, cardiotoxicity and respiratory dysfunction including pulmonary edema. Administration of antiscorpion venom is the only specific treatment available in India but has many limitations like species specificity, difficulty in availability, affordability and ideal storage conditions. Ayurveda has explained numerous medicinal plants in the management of Vrishchika Damsha (Scorpion bite). These medicinal plants widely used by traditional healers. Wide arrays of the plants and their active principles have been evaluated for pharmacological properties which is useful in the treatment of scorpion bite. This review is an attempt to present a comprehensive account of numerous Indian herbal plants used in the treatment of scorpion bite in any forms like topical application or oral formulation for pain relief and venom neutralization purpose. Keywords: Ayurveda, Samhita, Scorpion sting, Antiscorpion venom, Herbal Drug . How to cite this URL: Dr. Shweta Hegde Et Al: Chandas - A Tool For Shloka Recitation W.S.R. To Sushruta Samhita. International Ayurvedic medical Journal {online} 2016 {cited 2016 July} Available from:http://www.iamj.in/posts/images/upload/3354_3360.pdf A CRITICAL REVIEW ON ANTI-SCORPION ACTIVITY OF HERBS Deshmukh Sunil Dnyaneshwar 1 Chalakh Sonali 2 1 PG Scholar Dept. of Agadtantra, 2 Asso.Professor &HODDept. of Agadtantra, MGACH & RC Salod (H) Wardha, Maharashtra, India INTRODUCTION Scorpion sting is one of the commonlife threatening acute medical emergencies and also can be considered as a neglected public health problem in tropical and subtropical countries including India [1]From the ancienttimes poisonous animal bites is a serious issue in world. Millions of people die every yearbecause of poisonous animals’ bites. Scorpionbite is also a common and global public health problem associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. It constitutes an occupational hazard especially in field of agriculture for farmers, farm labors, villagers, migrating population and hunters . The factors mainly responsible for high mortality associated with scorpion bite are poor health services, difficult and untimely transportation facilities, wrong traditional beliefs, delay in antiscorpion venom administration. It is estimated that in India, the annual number of scorpion stings cases exceeds 1.23 million, of which over 32,250 may be fatal. In Asia, epidemiological data on scorpion stings is scarce. India is the most affected, with a reported incidence of 0.6 %[2] The estimates are arbitrary as the majority of cases go unreported. In rural areas, where most of the scorpion bite cases occurs, Review Article International Ayurvedic Medical Journal ISSN:2320 5091 ABSTRACT Scorpion bite is a common global public health problem including India. Despite various species of scorpions, only few of these can be potentially lethal to humans. In India, the annual number of scorpion stings cases exceeds 1.23 million, of which over 32,250 may be fatal. This can be attributed to various hurdles in the scorpion bite treatment like poor health services, difficult and untimely transportation facilities, wrong traditional beliefs, delay in antiscorpion venom administration which ultimately leads to substantial amount of mortality and morbidity. Scorpion bite can result in a wide range of clinical effects such as neurotoxicity, cardiotoxicity and respiratory dysfunction including pulmonary edema. Administration of antiscorpion venom is the only specific treatment available in India but has many limitations like species specificity, difficulty in availability, affordability and ideal storage conditions. Ayurveda has explained numerous medicinal plants in the management of Vrishchika Damsha (Scorpion bite). These medicinal plants widely used by traditional healers. Wide arrays of the plants and their active principles have been evaluated for pharmacological properties which is useful in the treatment of scorpion bite. This review is an attempt to present a comprehensive account of numerous Indian herbal plants used in the treatment of scorpion bite in any forms like topical application or oral formulation for pain relief and venom neutralization purpose. Keywords: Ayurveda, Samhita, Scorpion sting, Antiscorpion venom, Herbal Drug