Medicinal plants for the treatment of local tissue damage induced by snake venoms: an overview from traditional use to pharmacological evidence

J Félix-Silva, AA Silva-Junior… - Evidence‐Based …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Snakebites are a serious problem in public health due to their high morbimortality. Most of
snake venoms produce intense local tissue damage, which could lead to temporary or …

Perspective on the therapeutics of anti-snake venom

I Gómez-Betancur, V Gogineni, A Salazar-Ospina… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Snakebite envenomation is a life-threatening disease that was recently re-included as a
neglected tropical disease (NTD), affecting millions of people in tropical and subtropical …

Snake Venom PLA2s Inhibitors Isolated from Brazilian Plants: Synthetic and Natural Molecules

BMA Carvalho, JDL Santos, BM Xavier… - BioMed Research …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Ophidian envenomation is an important health problem in Brazil and other South American
countries. In folk medicine, especially in developing countries, several vegetal species are …

Phospholipase A2 isoforms as novel targets for prevention and treatment of inflammatory and oncologic diseases

N Sastry Yarla, A Bishayee, L Vadlakonda… - Current drug …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Phospholipase A2s (PLA2s) are group of enzymes, which cleave phospholipids specifically
at sn-2 position to liberate free fatty acid, mostly arachidonic acid (AA) and …

[PDF][PDF] Snake venom, anti-snake venom & potential of snake venom

PK Goswami, M Samant… - International Journal of …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Many active secretions produced by animals have been employed in the development of
new drugs to treat diseases such as hypertension and cancer. Snake venom toxins …

Biodiversity as a source of bioactive compounds against snakebites

C LS Guimaraes, L S. Moreira-Dill… - Current medicinal …, 2014 - benthamdirect.com
Snakebites are a frequently neglected public health issue in tropical and subtropical
countries. According to the World Health Organization, 5 million people are bitten annually …

Anti-snake venom activities of ethanolic extract of fruits of Piper longum L.(Piperaceae) against Russell's viper venom: characterization of piperine as active principle

PA Shenoy, SS Nipate, JM Sonpetkar, NC Salvi… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Piper longum L. fruits have been traditionally
used against snakebites in north-eastern and southern region of India. AIM OF THE STUDY …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of Brazilian native plant species used in the therapy for snakebites: A literature review

EL Konrath, I Strauch, DD Boeff, MD Arbo - Toxicon, 2022 - Elsevier
Snakebite envenoming is a potentially fatal disease categorized as a neglected public
health issue for not receiving the appropriate attention from national and international health …

Implications of phytochemicals in snakebite management: present status and future prospective

NAN Urs, M Yariswamy, V Joshi, A Nataraju… - Toxin …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In spite of vast advances in healthcare services, treatment of snakebite still remains a
challenge to medical fraternity, because of unresolved complications of severe local tissue …

In vitro biochemical characterization and genotoxicity assessment of Sapindus saponaria seed extract

GDB Tavares, CAF Aiub, I Felzenszwalb… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Sapindus saponaria, also popularly known as soapberry,
has been used in folk medicinal values because of its therapeutic properties and several …