TY - JOUR AU - David Paul Raj, R. S. AU - Ann Mathew, Alina AU - Jesse Joel, T. AU - Beena Kanimozhi, R. AU - Agnes Preethy, H. PY - 2022/07/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Herbs as Antidote for Snake Bite Treatment- Traditional Practices and Its Future Prospects- A Review JF - Journal of Natural Remedies JA - JNR VL - 22 IS - 3 SE - Review Articles DO - 10.18311/jnr/2022/28405 UR - https://informaticsjournals.com/index.php/jnr/article/view/28405 SP - 269-290 AB - Snake bite is a life-threatening neglected tropical infection reporting high mortality across the world including India. Out of the available yearly statistics of this occupational hazard caused 4.5-5.4 million people and nearly 1,38,000 fatalities were reported globally. Several factors such as the low availability of antivenom, inadequate health centres in rural areas, poor transportation facilities affected the higher number of morbidity and mortality cases of snake bite. The prognostic and diagnostic approach towards the snake bite infection is difficult due to its complexity in venom. The conventional therapy is polyvalent antivenom derived from horses or sheep, with its limitations. The traditional physicians use plants and other herbs as its sustainable remedy for snake bite treatment. Nearly, 523 plant species from 122 families reported their neutralizing property against toxic venom. The secondary metabolites extracted from plants, are capable of reducing the toxic effects of the venom. Many research works has been reported the inhibitory potential of the plant compounds against the snake venom enzymes. Therefore, there is a necessity for increasing therapeutic studies on plant metabolites and the development of an antidote for the better treatment of snakebite. This review article discusses various herbal plant used for snake bite in India. ER -