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Rauvolfia serpentina  (L.) BENTH. EX KURZ

   

Botanical Name

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Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) BENTH. EX KURZ

English Name

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Serpent Wood, Rauvolfia root, Serpentine, Snakeroot plant.

Synonym(s)

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Ophioxylon album Gaertn., Rauvolfia trifoliata (Gaertn.) Baill., Ophioxylon trifoliatum Gaertn.

Family

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Apocynaceae

 

General Info

Description

This is a small, upright, perennial shrub with up to only a meter high, usually unbranched slender stem and unbranched prominent tuberous crooked (where the name serpentina comes from) roots. The leaves are opposite or in whorl of 3 to 5, oblanceolate or obovate, the stalks up to 1.5 cm long. The inflorescences are generally terminal, sometimes axillary, cymose, dense-flowered forming a hemispheric head on the end of the stalk, white or red in color. The fruits consist of 1 to 2 rounded with a sharp top drupelets, joined at the base, dark red or blackish when ripe. The seeds are single in each fruit, oval, with a rough and dull surface. It can be propagated by seeds, stem and root cuttings.

Herb Effects

Hypotensive, anthelmintic, sedative and aids in contracting the uterus (root).

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Rauvolfia serpentina

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Ajmalicine, ajmaline, ajmalinine, deserpidine, papaverine, reserpine, reseinamine, serpentine, yohimbine (root); corynanthine, stigmasterol (plant)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients
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Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Product Categories
Reserpine Not Available Not Available C33H40N2O9 Click Here To Enlarge
Deserpidine 131-01-1 Not Available C32H38N2O8 Click Here To Enlarge
Ajmalicine 483-04-5 Not Available C21H24N2O3 Click Here To Enlarge
Ajmaline 4360-12-7 Not Available C20H26N2O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Papaverine 58-74-2 1-[(3,4-dimethoxyphe
nyl)methyl]-6,7-dime
thoxy-isoquinoline
C20H21NO4 Click Here To Enlarge
Serpentine 58782-36-8 Not Available C21H21N2O3+ Click Here To Enlarge
Yohimbine 65-19-0 Not Available C21H26N2O3 Click Here To Enlarge
Corynanthine 483-10-3 Not Available C21H26N2O3 Click Here To Enlarge
Stigmasterol 4736-55-4 17-(4-ethyl-1,5-dime
thyl-hex-2-enyl)-10,
13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,
6,7,8,9,10 ,11,12,1
3,14,15,16,17-hexade
cahydrocyclopenta[a]
phenanthren-3-one
C29H48O Click Here To Enlarge

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

Removing corneal opacity (leaf); central nervous system disorders including various mental problems, anthelmintic, intestinal problems (including dysentery) and lowering blood pressure (root), bile vomiting, blood dysentery, chickenpox, cough, dog-bite, fever, gastric problems, headache, insanity, insomnia, prolapse of rectum, rheumatism / rheumatoid arthritis and spermatorrhoea.

Contraindication

Side effects of rauwolfia include nasal stuffiness and constipation, drowsiness, severe depression, bradycardia, hypergastric secretion, nausea, nasal congestion, diarrhea and various sexual-endocrine dysfunctions (inhibition of menses, impotence).

Reference

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.

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