A Short Review on Plants Used as Anti-Snake Venom

Snake envenomation from different nations causes an emergency in public health, which result in high levels of mortality and morbidity. Snakebites are mostly treated with anti-venom administration to neutralize venom toxins. However, anti-venoms have some limitations due to their high cost, inadequate storage facilities, and hypersensitivity reactions in some people. This brings about the need to search for other alternatives in the snakebites treatment using medicinal plants. Plant extracts have been used over the years as an antidote in the treatment of envenomation by snakes worldwide. However, the efficacy of these plants has not been validated. This review aims at providing a mini review of some twenty-nine plant extracts used traditionally as antidotes to treat snakebites.

Keywords:

Snakebites , Anti-venom , Plant extracts , treatment