Abstract

SNAKE VENOM: FROM DEADLY POISON TO BOON

Dr. Shah Neha*, Shah Nandini, Singh Pravindra and Barthwal Vipul

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Abstract

There are many species of snakes all over world, out of which few are poisonous and the rest are non-poisonous. In India, only four are the deadliest namely cobra, krait, Russel viper and saw scale viper. Snakes inject poison in human body known as venom, venom is the combination of different types of protein and enzymes. Besides its harmful effect venom can be a boon for the field of medicine. From very long period of time, it is being used in many drugs in several pathies in the form of anti-hypertensive, pain killer, anti-pyretic and severe disorders like ascites and also for the treatment of poisoning caused by plants. In this article an attempt is made to compile the therapeutic uses of snake venom.

Keywords: Venom, boon, protein, enzymes, anti-hypertensive, anti-pyretic.