Research Article

Naja naja karachiensis Envenomation: Biochemical Parameters for Cardiac, Liver, and Renal Damage along with Their Neutralization by Medicinal Plants

Table 1

Detailed description for evaluated medicinal plants having folklore evidences as antivenom.

Sr. numberBotanical name of medicinal plantsFamily Part usedPhytochemicals reportedReference

1Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.Fabaceae SeedCarbohydrates, proteins, alkaloids, flavanoids, tannins, echinocystic acid, and different amino acids.[6]

2Allium cepa L.AmaryllidaceaeBulb11 g carbohydrates, 1.2 g proteins, 0.6 g fibers, and H2O content (86.8 g)/100 g of material.[6]

3Allium sativum L.AmaryllidaceaeBulbQuercetin, scordinines A and B allicin, thiosulfinates, 2 mercapto-L-cysteines, anthocyanins, alliinase, polysaccharides, sativin I and sativin II, and glycosides of kaempferol.[6]

4Althaea  officinalis L.MalvaceaeRoot37% starch, 11% mucilage, fatty oil, pectin, flavonoids, phenolic acids, asparagines, phytosterol, sucrose, and butyric acid. [6]

5Bauhinia variegata L.FabaceaeRootTannins, fatty oil, lupeol, kaempferol-3-glucoside, gums, β-sitosterol, 5,7-dehydroxy and 5,7-dimethoxy-flavanone-4-0-a-L-rhamnopyranosyl-β-D glucopyranosides.[6]

6Brassica nigra (L.) W. D. J. KochBrassicaceaeSeedEssential oil, sinigrin and glucoside.[6]

7Calotropis procera (Aiton) W. T. AitonApocynaceaeExudates and flowerResins, tannins, calotropin, sterol, uscharin, calotropagenin, calotoxin, and calactin.[6]

8Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex D. Don) G. DonPinaceaeBarkTaxifolin, dewardiol, dewarene, gum, ascorbic acid, himadarol, cantdarol, cholesterin, allohimachalol, cedrinoside, himachalol, dewarol, cedrin, dihydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol, essential oil, isocentdarol, and dihydromyricetin.[6]

9Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.RutaceaeFruit4-β-glucopyranoside, d-x-pinene camphene, d-limonene, linalool ichangin 4-β-glucopyranoside, nomilinic acid, and essential oil.[6]

10Citrullus colocynthis (L.) SchradCucurbitaceaeFruitMany alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, citrulluin, citrulluic acid, dihydric alcohol, phydroxybenzyl, citrulluene, hentriacontane, elaterin, citrullol, methyl ether, bitter oil, citbittol, and saponins. [6]

11Cuminum cyminum L.ApiaceaeSeedEssential oil and cumin oil contain sminaldehyde, 1,3-p-menthadien-7-al, and 1,4-p-menthadien-7-al.[6]

12Enicostema hyssopifolium (Willd.) I. Verd.GentianaceaeWhole plantSaponarin, isovetexin, sylyswertin, betulin, swertiamarin, apigenin, genkwanin, erythrocentaurine, swertioside, isoswertisin, enicoflavine, and swertisin.[6]

13Fagonia cretica L.ZygophyllaceaeLeavesUrsolic acid, pinitol, nahagenin, saponin glycosides, saponin-I and saponin-II, docosyl docosanoate from n-hexane extract, and different proteins from aqueous extract.[6]

14Leucas capitata Desf.LamiaceaeWhole plantAlkaloid as well as essential oil.[6]

15Matthiola incana (L.) W. T. AitonBrassicaceaeSeedsOil rich in chlorophylls a, b, N, P, K, and Na, γ-linolenic acid, and carotenoids. Sulforaphene is an important component.[6]

16Momordica charantia L.CucurbitaceaeFruitCarotenoids, momorcharasides A and B, glucosides, stigmastadien-3-beta-ol, squalene, mycoses, steroidal glucoside, momordicines I and II, stigmasterol, vicine, cucurbitane triterpenoids, momordicosides, cycloeucalenol, taraxerol, spinasterollophenol, diosgenin, thiocyanogen, 24-methylencycloartenol, and phenyl propanoids.[6]

17Nerium indicum MillApocynaceaeRoot and leavesNerioderin, neriodorin, karabin, and odorin. [6]

18Ocimum sanctum L.LamiaceaeWhole plantEssential oils are found rich in 3.2% carvacrol, 71.3% eugenol, 1.7% caryophyllene, 20.4% methyl eugenol, eugenol methyl ether, linalool, and methyl chavicol cineole. [6]

19Pinus roxburghii SargPinaceaeOleoresinCareen, α-pinene, β-pinene, β-carene, β-longifolene, longifolene, and longicyclene.[6]

20Pistacia integerrima J. L. StewartAnacardiaceaeGalls1.3% essential oil rich in camphene, cineole, A-terpineol, A-pinene, aromadendrene, caprylic acid, and d-limonene abundant in galls.[6]

21Psoralea corylifolia L.FabaceaeSeedsLimonene, linalool, psoralene, angelicin, neobavachalcone, bakuchiol, 4-terpineol, corylidin, neobavaisoflavone, bavachinin, isobavachin, α-elemene, geranylacetate, stigmasterol, bakuchioltraincontane, isopsoralidin, isopsoralen, bakuchalcone, isoneobavachalcone, psoralen, psoralidin, raffinose, corylifolinin, corylifolean, and corylifolin.[6]

22Rhazya stricta DecneApocynaceaeLeavesEnzymes (NADPH dependent), glycosides (roblnin, 3-7-rhamnoside and isorhamnetin-3-7-rhamnoside), alkaloid (sewarine), and triterpenes (ursolic acid, Mg quinate, and β-sitosterol) along with flavonoids rhazianosides A and B. [6]

23Rubia cordifolia L.RubiaceaeStemPseudopurpurin, xanthopurpurin, purpurin, munjistin, alizarin, and munjistin are found with their glycosides.[6]

24Sapindus mukorossi GaertnSapindaceaeFruitβ-Sitosterol, sapindoside A, sapindoside B, kaempferol, quercetin, saponin, and emarginatoside.[6]

25Stenolobium stans (L.) SeemBignoniaceaeRootβ-Carotene, β-sitosterol, α-amarine, zeaxanthin, indole metabolizing enzymes, phenolic acids, oleanolic acid, triterpenoids, ursolic acid, indole-oxygenase, and luteinzeaxanthin. [6]

26Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight and ArnCombretaceaeBarkβ-Sitosterol, arjunolic acid, tomentosic acid, ellagic acid, essential oil, arjunetin, arjunine, calcium salts, aluminium and magnesium salts, coloring agents, reducing sugars, tannin (pyrocatechol), and a lactone.[6]

27Trichodesma indicum (L.) SmBoraginaceaeWhole plantSeeds oil is rich in linoleic, oleic, stearic, palmitic, and linolenic acids. Apart of it hexacosane, ethyl hexacosanoate, and 21,24-hexacos-adienoic acid ethyl esters are found. [6]

28Zingiber officinale RoscoeZingiberaceaeRhizomeD-Curcumene, cineol, potassium oxalate, camphene, citral borneol, singiberine, shogaol, α-curcumene, α-bergamotene, β-gamma-bisabolene, gingerol, and β-phellandrene.23