Rauvolfia serpentina
| Author : (L.) Benth. ex Kurz |
| Family : Apocynaceae |
Habit:Herb |
| Sanskrit: Sarpagandha, Chandrika |
| English: Rauvolfia root, Serpentina root, Serpentine root |
Root, leaves
reserpine, deserpidine, reseinamine
Rauvolfia serpentina |
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| Description | ||||||
| An erect, evergreen, perennial herb, with woody stem, tuberous root, pale brown bark, elliptic-lanceolate to oblong leaves, in whorls of 3-5 at the nodes, small, white or pink flowers, in terminal or axillary umbellate cymes and purplish-black, glabrous, shiny, fleshy drupes containing single ovoid, slightly rugose seeds. | ||||||
| Useful part | ||||||
Root, leaves |
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| Medicinal Uses | ||||||
| hypertension, mental disorders, fever, wounds, insomnia, epilepsy, giddiness, increase uterine contractions | ||||||
| Major chemical constituents | ||||||
reserpine, deserpidine, reseinamine |
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