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PROBLEMS IN ANTIVENOM IMMUNOTHERAPHY AND AN APPROACH OF MEDICINAL PLANT-A REVIEW
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SIVAKUMAR.B ,, KAILASAM KOUMARAVELOU
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Presently,antivenom immunotherapy is the only treatment available against snake envenomation. The side effects of
antivenom include anaphylactic shock, pyrogen reaction and serum sickness. These symptoms are possibly outcomes
of the action of non-immunoglobulin proteins present in higher concentrations in antivenom. In this perspective,
several attempts have been made to develop snake venom antagonists from plants. In folk medicine, plant drug recipes
are passed on to generations by oral tradition and are used as antidotes . Considering the limitations of antivenom,
investigations on plants are based on the fact that some of their extracts are rich in bioactive compounds with
promising antivenom effects .
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Problems, Antiveenomimmuno theraphy, Medicinal plant, INTRODUCTION Snakebite
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2019.11.02.048
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