Open AccessPartial in vitro and in vivo red scorpion venom neutralization activity of Andrographis paniculata
Author(s) -
Ranjana Brahmane,
Swanand Pathak,
Vikrant V Wanmali,
Kartik J Salwe,
S. John Premendran,
B. B. Shinde
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pharmacognosy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4836
pISSN - 0974-8490
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8490.79115
Subject(s) - andrographis paniculata , venom , traditional medicine , pharmacology , biology , medicine , ecology , alternative medicine , pathology
Red scorpion (Mesobuthus tamulus) is the most lethal among all poisonous species of scorpions. Envenoming by Mesobuthus tamulus is quite common along the western coast of India, without any established therapy. Andrographis paniculata is one of the plants that has long been used in traditional herbal medicine for the treatment of poisoning by animal bites. Hence, the study was planned to evaluate the ethanolic extract of Andrographis paniculata for the treatment of Mesobuthus tamulus envenoming.