Open AccessAntitoxin activity of aqueous extract of Cyclea peltata root against Naja naja venom
Author(s) -
Thulasi Sivaraman,
N S Sreedevi,
S Meenatchisundaram,
Vadivelan Ramachandran
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/ijp.ijp_708_16
Subject(s) - venom , antivenom , naja , traditional medicine , in vivo , ex vivo , snake venom , pharmacology , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology
Snakebites are a significant and severe global health problem. Till date, anti-snake venom serum is the only beneficial remedy existing on treating the snakebite victims. As antivenom was reported to induce early or late adverse reactions to human beings, snake venom neutralizing potential for Cyclea peltata root extract was tested for the present research by ex vivo and in vivo approaches on Naja naja toxin.