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Scorpions use their sting as a defensive weapon or as a mechanism to incapacitate prey.<br />Scorpion sting causes a wide range of conditions, from severe local skin reaction to neurologic, respiratory and cardiovascular collapse.million leading to, deaths.<br />Ayurvedic classics have many treatment methods and <a href="https://www.targetmol.com/compound/Hentriacontane">buyHentriacontane</a> medications for scorpion sting. <br />There are about species of scorpion worldwide, out of them are dangerous to human.<br />The scorpion venom is a heterogeneous mixture of various neurotoxins, cardiotoxins, nephrotoxins, and haemolytic that exert acute toxicological effect on humans.<br />This paper contains herbs, ingredients of animal species and ingredients are of mineral origin drugs used in scorpion sting.<br />The method of preparations and mode of action is also simple and convenient.<br />There are also some food preparations which are suitable for scorpion poisoning.<br />Therefore, these medicines can be used in scorpion sting.<br />Therefore, these ingredients help to reduce pain, redness and oedema caused by scorpion stinging.<br />Muscle spasm is one of the effects appearing near the sting site.<br />Respiratory failure or pulmonary oedema are the cause of death in patients with upper respiratory infections or related problems.<br />These herbs help to prevent respiratory failure in scorpion sting.<br />In some cases of scorpion sting cardiac dysfunction may appear specially in children.<br />Death in scorpion sting occurs due to cardiac failure.<br />There are many herbs which shows various kinds of pharmacological effects like antipyretics, analgesics, <a href="http://https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21394806/">searchHentriacontane</a> antiinflammatory, antiasthmatics, antioxidants, antispasmodics, anticonvulsants, cardioprotective which are being used in scorpion sting management.<br />Further there is still need to study these herbs for their chemical contents and toxicity, which may help to increase efficacy and authenticity of the claims.<br />Several herbal medicines are being used traditionally in management of scorpion stinging.<br />There are many herbs given in this paper that are commonly available that can be used as emergency management of scorpion sting.<br />Still there should be a need to take precautions for devastating conditions and fatality in children depending upon various factors of scorpion stinging.<br />Ayurvedic College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India Email: drtarojsaigmail.com Source of support: Nil Conflict of interest: None Declared Cite this article as Dr Taroj Kumar Sai: Ayurvedic Management of Vrishchika Damsha: www.ayurpub.com JanFeb Vol VI, Issue