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Rauvolfia serpentina, or Indian snakeroot is a species of flower in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent and East Asia (from India to Indonesia).Common English names include devil pepper and snakeroot.
== Medicinal uses ==
The extract of the plant has been used for millennia in India – Alexander the Great administered this plant to cure his general Ptolemy I Soter of a poisoned arrow.[citation needed] It was reported that Mahatma Gandhi took it as a tranquilizer during his lifetime. It has been used to treat insect stings and the bites of venomous reptiles.[citation needed] The plant also contains reserpine, was used to treat high blood pressure and mental disorders including schizophrenia, and had a brief period of popularity for that purpose in the West from 1954 to 1957. R. serpentina is also known for its antimicrobial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, antidiuretic and anticholinergic activities.
Hyper tension, insomnia.
Recent research has proved that Rauwolfia serpentina exhibits activity against drug-resistant tumor cells.
It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name shégēn mù (Chinese: 蛇根木) or yìndù shémù (Chinese: 印度蛇木).
[[Category:Herbs]]
Rauvolfia serpentina, or Indian snakeroot is a species of flower in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent and East Asia (from India to Indonesia).Common English names include devil pepper and snakeroot.
== Medicinal uses ==
The extract of the plant has been used for millennia in India – Alexander the Great administered this plant to cure his general Ptolemy I Soter of a poisoned arrow.[citation needed] It was reported that Mahatma Gandhi took it as a tranquilizer during his lifetime. It has been used to treat insect stings and the bites of venomous reptiles.[citation needed] The plant also contains reserpine, was used to treat high blood pressure and mental disorders including schizophrenia, and had a brief period of popularity for that purpose in the West from 1954 to 1957. R. serpentina is also known for its antimicrobial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, antidiuretic and anticholinergic activities.
Hyper tension, insomnia.
Recent research has proved that Rauwolfia serpentina exhibits activity against drug-resistant tumor cells.
It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name shégēn mù (Chinese: 蛇根木) or yìndù shémù (Chinese: 印度蛇木).
[[Category:Herbs]]
