International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy
Table 1 Status of Saudi Arabian plants used for treatment of scorpion stings
From: Endangered Saudi Arabian plants having ethnobotanical evidence as antidotes for scorpion envenoming
Family | Species | Status |
|---|---|---|
Acanthaceae | Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) Roth | Endangered |
Amaranthaceae | Amaranthus spinosus L., Sp. (1753) | Endangered |
Annonaceae | Annona squamosa | Occasional, Endangered non-Endemic |
Euphorbiaceae | Croton lobatus | Endangered |
Leguminosae (Fabaceae or Papilionaceae) | Abrus precatorius Clitoria ternatea Desmodium gangeticum Glycyrrhiza glabra | Locally common, Endangered non-Endemic Endangered Extinct non Endemic Endangered non Endemic, Rare |
Myrtaceae | Myrtus communis | Endangered non Endemic, Rare |
Plumbaginaceae | Plumbago zeylanica | Endangered |
Zygophyllaceae | Balanites aegyptiaca | Endangered |