• Senthamarai
• Pooja

Snake bite has resulted in high mortality especially in rural area. Ocimum sanctum is an annual herb belonging to the mint family with 150 varieties worldwide. Ocimum tenuiflarum (synonym – Ocimum Sanctum) is known as tulasi (Holy basil), is an aromatic perennial plant in the family laniaceae.. It is mainly mentioned in siddha for the treatment of snake bite. In WHO estimates at snake bites kill 100,000 people every year globally. In, India out of 216 snake species, 60 are poisonous, published in the journal of clinical Toxicology in 2014. Snake bite is a several medical, social and economic problem in many parts of the world. The present review has been focussed on the varied folk and traditional herbs and their antivenom, which might be a stepping stone in establishing therapy against snake bite treatment and management.

Tulasi , Snake bite , Siddha system

"REVIEW ON ANTIVENOM ACTIVITY OF TULASI IN SIDDHA SYSTEM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.238-241, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906960.pdf

"REVIEW ON ANTIVENOM ACTIVITY OF TULASI IN SIDDHA SYSTEM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp238-241, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906960.pdf