Endangered Saudi Arabian plants having ethnobotanical evidence as antidotes for scorpion envenoming
Abstract Scorpion sting envenoming in Saudi Arabia posed major public health problems. Conventional treatment with antivenom with its limitations and hazards called for the use of support remediation like prazosin therapy and phytotherapy as alternative solutions in systematic medicine and a trend o...
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| author | Abdulrahman Khazim Al-Asmari Rajamohamed Abbasmanthiri Nasreddien Mohammed Abdo Osman Byan Abdulrahman Al-Asmari |
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| description | Abstract Scorpion sting envenoming in Saudi Arabia posed major public health problems. Conventional treatment with antivenom with its limitations and hazards called for the use of support remediation like prazosin therapy and phytotherapy as alternative solutions in systematic medicine and a trend of use in medicinal plants. The present study is aiming to procure the medicinal plants that exhibit antidotes of scorpion stings which, were scientifically ignored in Saudi Arabia. Current study data of 11 rare and endangered medicinal plants were collected identified up to the family level, in addition to the parts used. The Family Leguminosae was represented by 4 species. The families Acanthaceae, Amaranthaceae, Annonaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Myrtaceae, Plumbaginaceae, and Zygophyllaceae, were represented with a single species each. All of them have got medicinal ability of antidote potential against scorpion venoms. These commonly used herbs that belonged to 8 families were similar in the use of all parts in treatment. This review study may assist the researchers recruiting new natural herbs and their active products as therapeutic agents against scorpion envenoming. However, these medicinal plants are still requiring pharmacological and phytochemical investigations in order to be claimed as effective antidotes in scorpion envenoming syndrome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4e098e6c2ed4c2c9c0e9ab86dd32aa82022-12-21T20:01:59ZengSpringerOpenClinical Phytoscience2199-11972020-07-016111310.1186/s40816-020-00196-7Endangered Saudi Arabian plants having ethnobotanical evidence as antidotes for scorpion envenomingAbdulrahman Khazim Al-Asmari0Rajamohamed Abbasmanthiri1Nasreddien Mohammed Abdo Osman2Byan Abdulrahman Al-Asmari3Scientific Research Center, Medical Service Department (MSD), Ministry of DefenseScientific Research Center, Medical Service Department (MSD), Ministry of DefenseScientific Research Center, Medical Service Department (MSD), Ministry of DefenseDepartment of Dentistry, Ministry of HealthAbstract Scorpion sting envenoming in Saudi Arabia posed major public health problems. Conventional treatment with antivenom with its limitations and hazards called for the use of support remediation like prazosin therapy and phytotherapy as alternative solutions in systematic medicine and a trend of use in medicinal plants. The present study is aiming to procure the medicinal plants that exhibit antidotes of scorpion stings which, were scientifically ignored in Saudi Arabia. Current study data of 11 rare and endangered medicinal plants were collected identified up to the family level, in addition to the parts used. The Family Leguminosae was represented by 4 species. The families Acanthaceae, Amaranthaceae, Annonaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Myrtaceae, Plumbaginaceae, and Zygophyllaceae, were represented with a single species each. All of them have got medicinal ability of antidote potential against scorpion venoms. These commonly used herbs that belonged to 8 families were similar in the use of all parts in treatment. This review study may assist the researchers recruiting new natural herbs and their active products as therapeutic agents against scorpion envenoming. However, these medicinal plants are still requiring pharmacological and phytochemical investigations in order to be claimed as effective antidotes in scorpion envenoming syndrome.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40816-020-00196-7Medicinal plantsVenomsScorpion stingSaudi ArabiaEuphorbiaceae |
| spellingShingle | Abdulrahman Khazim Al-Asmari Rajamohamed Abbasmanthiri Nasreddien Mohammed Abdo Osman Byan Abdulrahman Al-Asmari Endangered Saudi Arabian plants having ethnobotanical evidence as antidotes for scorpion envenoming Clinical Phytoscience Medicinal plants Venoms Scorpion sting Saudi Arabia Euphorbiaceae |
| title | Endangered Saudi Arabian plants having ethnobotanical evidence as antidotes for scorpion envenoming |
| title_full | Endangered Saudi Arabian plants having ethnobotanical evidence as antidotes for scorpion envenoming |
| title_fullStr | Endangered Saudi Arabian plants having ethnobotanical evidence as antidotes for scorpion envenoming |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endangered Saudi Arabian plants having ethnobotanical evidence as antidotes for scorpion envenoming |
| title_short | Endangered Saudi Arabian plants having ethnobotanical evidence as antidotes for scorpion envenoming |
| title_sort | endangered saudi arabian plants having ethnobotanical evidence as antidotes for scorpion envenoming |
| topic | Medicinal plants Venoms Scorpion sting Saudi Arabia Euphorbiaceae |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40816-020-00196-7 |
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