Author(s):
Peyman Astaraki, Gholam Basati, Saber Abbaszadeh, Ghafar Ali Mahmoudi
Email(s):
drghmahmoudi@yahoo.com
DOI:
10.5958/0974-360X.2020.00283.8 
Address:
Peyman Astaraki1, Gholam Basati2, Saber Abbaszadeh3,4,5, Ghafar Ali Mahmoudi3,6*
1Assistant Professor of Forensic Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine. Lorestan University of Medical Sciences Khorramabad, Iran.
2Biotechnology and Medicinal Plants Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
3Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
4Student Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
5Hepatitis Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
6Associate Professor of Forensic Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Khorramabad, Iran.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 13,
Issue - 3,
Year - 2020
ABSTRACT:
Poisonous snakebites and scorpion stings are among the health issues in most of the countries causing irritation and many other complications, including death. Given that there are different customs and methods for the use of medicinal plants in different cultures and regions and ethnobotany offers valuable ways to discover new medicinal plants and herbal remedies, the lack of useful and effective medicines for the treatment of bites has led to the expansion of research into effective and natural remedies for the affected people. The main objectives of this study were to produce natural and effective herbal remedies for bites. For this systematic review, databases such as Web of Science, PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, SID, Magiran, and Google Scholar were searched for articles on snakebites and scorpion stings as well as the role of medicinal plants in treatment of snakebites and scorpion stings without any limitation for publication time. Words or keywords used to retrieve relevant articles were medicinal plants, traditional medicine, natural medicine, herbal drug or herbal drugs and bites. This article reported 19 plant species in different regions of Iran used as antidote for snakebites and scorpion stings. This review of plant antidotes against bites is of great importance to society and for preparation of new drugs for snakebites and scorpion stings
Cite this article:
Peyman Astaraki, Gholam Basati, Saber Abbaszadeh, Ghafar Ali Mahmoudi. A Review of medicinal plants used for snakebites and scorpion stings in Iran: A systematic review. Research J. Pharm. and Tech 2020; 13(3):1565-1569. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2020.00283.8
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Peyman Astaraki, Gholam Basati, Saber Abbaszadeh, Ghafar Ali Mahmoudi. A Review of medicinal plants used for snakebites and scorpion stings in Iran: A systematic review. Research J. Pharm. and Tech 2020; 13(3):1565-1569. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2020.00283.8 Available on: https://rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2020-13-3-88
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