gtarman Posted May 12, 2013 (edited) Hey all. So I've been researching this as something that seems interesting, and found the following from this article: Major phytocompounds responsible for anti venom activity Aristolochic acid from Aristolochia species (Aristolochiaceae) is reported to inactivate venom and reduce hemorrhage from snake bite.It inhibits phospholipases. It produce non - specific increase in immune response (Wagner and Proksch, 1985) Gymnemic acids (triterpenoid glycosides) from Gymnema sylvestre (Chakkarakolli; Asclepiadaceae) is used as a remedy for snake bite inIndia . It inhibits ATP ase in snake venom (Kini and Gowda, 1982) Eclipta prostrata (Kaiyonni; Asteraceae) extracts inhibit effects of South American rattle snake bite. Three active compounds, coumestan, wedelolactone stigmasterol and sitosterol have been isolated from the crude extract this plant (Mors et al., 1989). Phenolic compounds like tannins are well – known for their ability to bind with proteins. The tannin from Diospyros perigrina (Panichi;Ebenaceae) inhibits swelling in feet of mice caused by sea snake venom and improved survival rate of mice injected with snake venom (Okonogi et al., 1979). The phenolic pterocarpans from a Brazilian root Cabeca – de – negro used in Amazon to treat snake bite. Negro reverses the effect ofBothrops atrox venom in dogs (Nakagawa et al., 1982). Unfortunately the botanical identity of this plant is not known. Curcuma longa rhizomes (Manjal; Zingiberaceae) are used to treat snake bite. Turmerone from C. longa afforded protection against the lethal effect of the venom of Bothrops jararaca when it was injected into mice (Ferreira et al., 1992). Atropine, from Atropa belladona, the deadly nightshade (Solanaceae) protects against the toxins from the green and black mamba. These venoms increase transmitter release from cholinergic nerve terminals. Therefore it was suspected that a cholinergic blocker like atropine reduces its effect. This was proved by in vivo tests in mice (Lee et al., 1982). Anybody have knowledge in this area? It would be cool to try and match plants to Australia snake species by anti venom activity, for emergencies and stuff especially when you're a fair way from a hospital etc. Edited May 12, 2013 by gtarman 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waterboy 2.0 Posted May 12, 2013 (edited) The sap of native cherry - exocarpus cupressiformis was applied in the case of Copperhead and Tiger snake bites, I do doubt it worked much but it is still handed through by oral history. EDIT - good first aid my first choice Edited May 12, 2013 by waterboy 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazonian Posted May 12, 2013 ^^ what is that? A drop of snake venom into fresh blood. Now imagine being invenomated by a snake ... *shudders. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtarman Posted May 12, 2013 Huh, I thought it might have been. Any plant trying to deal with that certainly has it's work cut out for it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtarman Posted August 12, 2013 (edited) So I came across this reference today whilst looking into medicinal effects of various Passiflora spp. and remembered this thread - thought it might be interesting to include: Passiflora quadrangularris is used by traditional healers for snake bites. Snake bites cause blood clotting and eventually burst blood vessels around the bite, this is known as haemorrhaging (Worldnet, 2001). When an extract of the leaves and branches of P. quadrangularris was administered orally either before or after a venom injection, haemorrhaging neutralizes and dropped below 25% in mice (Otero et al., 2000) EDIT: still probably best not to try this at home... Edited August 12, 2013 by gtarman 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
