Sunstroke

Heat stroke caused by exposure to the sun. It is characterized by dangerously high BODY TEMPERATURE; red, hot skin; DELUSIONS; CONVULSIONS; or COMA. It can be a life-threatening emergency and is most common in infants and the elderly.

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Networked: 13 relevant articles (1 outcomes, 1 trials/studies)

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Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1.	Fever (Fevers)
2.	Stroke (Strokes)
3.	Uterine Diseases (Endometrial Disease)
4.	Ulcer
5.	Pharyngitis (Sore Throat)

Experts

1.	Ahmad, Khawaja Shafique: 1 article (03/2021)
2.	Khan, Muhammad Faraz: 1 article (03/2021)
3.	Mashwani, Zia-Ur-Rahman: 1 article (03/2021)
4.	Mehmood, Ansar: 1 article (03/2021)
5.	Quave, Cassandra L: 1 article (03/2021)
6.	Qureshi, Rehmatullah: 1 article (03/2021)
7.	Sarwar, Rizwan: 1 article (03/2021)
8.	Chen, Shanshan: 1 article (03/2021)
9.	Li, Pan: 1 article (03/2021)
10.	Li, Yongchun: 1 article (03/2021)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Sunstroke:

1.	Quinine (Quinson)FDA Link 03/01/1870 - "Was It Malarious Fever or Sun-Stroke Cured by Quinine?: Naturam Morborum Remedia Ostendunt."
2.	LaxativesIBA 10/01/2018 - "The leaves of C. album are applied as a poultice to bug bites, sunstroke, rheumatic joints and as mild laxative. "
3.	Cholinergic Antagonists (Anticholinergics)IBA 02/01/1964 - "[EFFECT OF ADRENO- AND CHOLINOLYTIC SUBSTANCES ON WATER-SALT METABOLISM IN CONDITIONS OF HIGH TEMPERATURE AND SUNSTROKE]."
4.	VitaminsIBA 11/07/1948 - "Persistent headaches following sunstroke; cure by intravenous injections of vitamin oil emulsion."
5.	SaltsIBA 02/01/1964 - "[EFFECT OF ADRENO- AND CHOLINOLYTIC SUBSTANCES ON WATER-SALT METABOLISM IN CONDITIONS OF HIGH TEMPERATURE AND SUNSTROKE]."
6.	Histamine (Histamine Dihydrochloride)FDA Link 03/01/1975 - "The internal release of histamine after sunstroke and cold stress may play a part in sudden dusturbances of hearing."
7.	EmulsionsIBA 11/07/1948 - "Persistent headaches following sunstroke; cure by intravenous injections of vitamin oil emulsion."
8.	Antiviral Agents (Antivirals)IBA 03/01/2021 - "Qing Hao Gan Cao (QHGC), a Chinese medicinal formula containing Artemisia annua and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, has been used to treat sunstroke and as an antiviral agent for more than 800 years. "
9.	AntidotesIBA 03/20/2021 - "Our comparative analysis confirmed that most of the plants documented have uses that match those previously reported for the region and other parts of the world, with the exception of novel medicinal uses for 11 plant species, including Verbascum thapsus for earache, Elaeagnus umbellata for hepatitis, Achillea millefolium for oral care, Dicliptera roxburghiana to prevent sunstroke in cattle, Rumex hastatus for allergy antidote, Pyrus pashia for hepatitis, and Nerium oleander for diabetes."
10.	glycyrrhizae radix et rhizomaIBA 03/01/2021 - "Qing Hao Gan Cao (QHGC), a Chinese medicinal formula containing Artemisia annua and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, has been used to treat sunstroke and as an antiviral agent for more than 800 years. "

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Ayurvedic Medicine (Siddha Medicine) 04/01/2005 - "is an important Ayurvedic medicine which is useful in gastric disorders, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, urine incontinence, uterine diseases, heat apoplexy, pharyngitis, ulcer, dysentery, sun stroke etc. The present study for the first time attempts to investigate physico-chemical and pharmacognostic properties as per WHO guidelines of this drug. "
2.	Chinese Traditional Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine) 08/01/2016 - "Pogostemonis herba is used in traditional Chinese medicine to remove dampness, relieve sunstroke, stop vomiting and increase appetite. " 06/12/2019 - "melanostictus Schneider, has long been used as a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for the treatment of sunstroke and faint, acute filthy disease - abdominal pain or vomiting and diarrhea, etc. AIM OF THE REVIEW: This review is aimed at providing the comprehensive and up-to-date information of VB as regards its ethnopharmacological uses, constituents and their metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology and toxicology, all of which could be used as fundamental data for future research as well as development of new drugs. "
3.	Therapeutics 08/01/1967 - "Simple prescriptions for heat stroke and sunstroke therapy]."
4.	Traditional Medicine (Folk Remedies) 01/21/2009 - "ssp. minus (Asteraceae) leaves are used to alleviate rheumatic pain, against fever and sunstroke with externally application in Turkish folk medicine. "
5.	Ligation 12/01/1998 - "Group I: hanging, ligature strangulation and manual strangulation, Group II: smothering and choking, Group III: drowning, Group IV: respiratory failure, control group: heat stroke and sun stroke. "