Al-Asmari Abdulrahman, Manthiri Rajamohamed Abbas, Abdo Nasreddien, Al-Duaiji Fawzi Abdullah, Khan Haseeb Ahmad
Research Center, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh 11159, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Pharmacy, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh 11159, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi J Biol Sci. 2017 Sep;24(6):1204-1211. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2016.10.010. Epub 2016 Oct 20.
Scorpion sting envenoming poses major public health problems. The treatment modalities include antivenoms, chemical antidotes and phytotherapy, with varying degrees of effectiveness and side effects. In this investigation, we reviewed the use of Saudi medicinal plants for the treatment of scorpion sting patients. The relevant literature was collected using the online search engines including Science Direct, Google and PubMed with the help of specific keywords. We also used the printed and online resources at our institutional library to gather the relevant information on the use of medicinal plants for the treatment of scorpion sting patients. A descriptive statistics was used for data compilation and presentation. The results of this survey showed the use of at least 92 medicinal plants with beneficial effects for treating victims of stings of different scorpion species. These commonly used herbs spanned to 37 families whilst different parts of these plants were employed therapeutically for alleviation of envenomation symptoms. The application of leaves (41%) was preferred followed by roots (19%), whole plant (14%) and seeds (9%). The use of latex (4%), stem (3%), flowers (3%) and bark (3%) was also reported. In some cases, tannin (2%), rhizome (1%) and shoot (1%) were also used. In conclusion, herbal medicines are effectively used for the treatment of patients with scorpion envenomation. This type of medication is free from side effects as observed with chemical antidotes or antivenom therapy. It is important to identify the active ingredients of herbal drugs for improving their therapeutic potential in traditional medicine.
蝎子蜇伤中毒引发了重大的公共卫生问题。治疗方法包括抗蛇毒血清、化学解毒剂和植物疗法，其有效性和副作用程度各不相同。在本调查中，我们回顾了沙特药用植物在治疗蝎子蜇伤患者中的应用。借助特定关键词，使用包括科学Direct、谷歌和PubMed在内的在线搜索引擎收集相关文献。我们还利用机构图书馆的印刷和在线资源，收集有关药用植物治疗蝎子蜇伤患者的相关信息。采用描述性统计进行数据汇编和呈现。本次调查结果显示，至少有92种药用植物对治疗不同蝎子种类蜇伤的受害者有有益效果。这些常用草药涵盖37个科，同时这些植物的不同部位被用于治疗以减轻中毒症状。叶的应用（41%）最为常用，其次是根（19%）、全株（14%）和种子（9%）。也有关于乳胶（4%）、茎（3%）、花（3%）和树皮（3%）使用的报道。在某些情况下，还使用了单宁（2%）、根茎（1%）和嫩枝（1%）。总之，草药有效地用于治疗蝎子蜇伤中毒患者。这种类型的药物没有化学解毒剂或抗蛇毒血清疗法所观察到的副作用。确定草药的活性成分对于提高其在传统医学中的治疗潜力很重要。
