Snake venom has long been used for medicinal purposes. People who lived thousands of years ago knew about its healing properties. In modern medicine, this substance is used in pharmacology for the manufacture of ointments and creams. Poisons of cobras, vipers and vipers are suitable for these purposes. Since the substance, in addition to useful properties, contains toxins that can kill a person, it is used in scanty doses.
Preparations containing snake venom are expensive. This is due to the laborious process of extracting the substance. To date, there are special farms where cobras and vipers are grown.
Snake venom is not used in its pure form. Before getting into the drug, the substance is subjected to special processing.
Composition of poison
The bite of a snake often becomes fatal to humans, which is why many people are wary of using drugs based on the venom of these reptiles. However, fears are unfounded, as modern medicine has learned to isolate useful enzymes from this substance and apply their beneficial properties.
Snake venom is produced by a special gland, which is locatedbehind the eyes of a reptile. It has a specific yellowish color. Depending on the type of snake, the composition of the substance may vary slightly. In general, the poison contains:
- proteins;
- lipids;
- nucleotides;
- amino acids;
- peptides;
- sugar;
- inorganic s alts;
- guanine derivatives.
Characteristics of the properties of matter
The use of poison was practiced by the ancient Romans and Greeks. In search of a cure for smallpox and leprosy, healers have identified the beneficial properties of the substance. With the development of medicine, it was found that the poison has a wound healing and hemostatic effect.
If it is unwise to use a substance, it may result in:
- to paralysis of the respiratory system;
- serious disorders in the work of the heart and blood vessels;
- fatal.
In minimal doses, the poison is not dangerous and has a positive effect on the human body.
Characteristic features of poison are properties such as:
- pain relief;
- wound healing;
- decontamination;
- normalization of metabolic processes in the body;
- decrease in puffiness;
- stop bleeding.
Types of snake venom
In modern pharmacology, reptile venom is used to create medicines. The doses used are minimal, so they are safe for humans. According to their effect on the body, snake venomsdivided into two groups:
- Poisons containing cardiotropic and neurotoxic substances. Such poisons can paralyze the nervous system and respiratory organs.
- Poisons that have a hemocoagulative and necrotizing effect negatively affect the functioning of the cardiovascular system. The action of the poison affects tissues and contributes to cell death.
The substance is used in the preparation of injections and ointments. Poisons of the first group are effective in the treatment of neuralgia. They are an excellent pain reliever. But for the treatment of such a rare disease as hemophilia, substances belonging to the second group of poisons are used.
Indications for use
Medicines containing snake venom are used for pain relief, as well as for inflammatory processes. These drugs are treated:
- diseases of the cardiovascular system;
- blood diseases (hemophilia);
- rheumatic conditions;
- leprosy neuritis.
Poison-based drugs stimulate the immune system. Also, small doses of the substance are used as an antidote. Such drugs are administered to people whose activities involve snakes and who are at high risk of being bitten.
Painkillers based on snake venom can be a good substitute for narcotic drugs, as they have the same properties and are not addictive to the body.
For the treatment of bruises, various kinds of injuries and rheumatism, you can use ointment with snakepoison.
Diseases and pathologies in which the use of such drugs is indicated:
- complications of diabetes mellitus;
- migraines;
- allergic manifestations of a different nature;
- neuralgia;
- myositis;
- multiple sclerosis;
- hypertension;
- inflammatory processes in the gastrointestinal tract;
- neurodermatitis;
- rheumatoid conditions;
- sciatica;
- Alzheimer's syndrome;
- bronchial asthma.
Contraindications
Despite its many beneficial properties, snake venom ointment can cause side effects in certain categories of people in the form of:
- allergic reaction;
- burning;
- itching;
- dermatitis.
Therefore, before using the product, you need to carefully read the instructions for use and the composition of the drug. If the patient has intolerance to any component, you should stop using the medicine.
When starting therapy, you can do a preliminary test that will show how your body reacts to the substances of the drug. To do this, an ointment with snake venom is applied to a small area of the epidermis. If after a while there were no adverse reactions, you can safely begin treatment.
There are also a number of contraindications for the use of drugs that contain snake venom. Do not use medicine:
- if the patientdiagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis;
- in febrile conditions;
- people with poor circulation;
- for skin diseases;
- if there are wounds or cuts on the epidermis;
- pregnant and lactating women;
- with severe pathologies of the kidneys and liver;
- if there is a tendency to angiospasms;
- for the treatment of children.
Cobratox
Cobratox is an ointment based on snake venom for joints and muscles. The tool has an analgesic effect and is effectively used to treat various pathologies:
- muscle strain;
- soft tissue bruises;
- arthritis;
- neuralgia;
- inflammatory processes in the joints and muscles;
- dislocations;
- meniscus injury;
- arthrosynovitis;
- bursitis;
- periarthritis.
Cobratoxan ointment is especially popular with dancers and professional athletes.
The main components of the tool are:
- salicylic acid;
- cobra venom;
- menthol and various essential oils.
The ointment should not be used while carrying and feeding a child, as well as if there are serious diseases of the kidneys and liver. The drug is prohibited for patients with tuberculosis and in the presence of damage to the epidermis.
Ointment "Viprosal": instructions for use, price
Medicines containing snake venom should not be used uncontrollably. These medicines must be prescribed by the attending physician.
Ointment "Viprosal" is usedas an anti-inflammatory and analgesic for such pathologies and diseases:
- arthritis;
- sciatica;
- neuralgia;
- lumbago accompanied by severe pain;
- sciatica;
- tenosynovitis;
- myalgia;
- arthralgia;
- dislocation and sprain;
- contusion and soft tissue injury;
- bursitis.
Insert attached to the Viprosal ointment - instructions for use. The price of the drug depends on the volume of the tube. The average cost of medicine is 330 rubles for 50 g, and 250 rubles for 30 g of ointment.
The average course of therapy is 10 days. The composition of the drug includes components such as:
- viper venom;
- salicylic acid;
- camphor oil;
- gum turpentine and other auxiliary ingredients.
It is forbidden to use for allergic and purulent skin diseases. Ointment with snake venom is categorically contraindicated in people with pulmonary tuberculosis, as well as in severe hepatic and renal pathologies. It is not recommended to use with a tendency to angiospasm and with circulatory disorders in the brain. Ointment should not be applied to open wounds. Do not use the remedy during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Also, a contraindication is the high sensitivity of the body to any component of the remedy.
Nayatox ointment
Ointment with snake venom "Nayatoks" is used in the treatment of bruises, diseases of the musculoskeletal system, sciatica and neuralgia. Alsothe remedy is effective for pain syndromes of muscles and joints.
The ointment contains one of the strongest poisons in the world, which is extracted from the cobra.
The medicine has the same contraindications as the Cobratox ointment.
Today these substances are used not only in pharmacology. On the basis of snake venom, cosmetic products are produced that have a rejuvenating effect. These are various serums and skin care creams.
The most expensive and at the same time the most effective ointments are those that use viper poison.
