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'''Rauvolfia tetraphylla''' is usually a much-branched shrub growing up to 1 metre tall, but sometimes becoming a small tree up to 4 metres tall. The plant contains a copious white latex.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Other diseases}}, {{Uses|Snake bites}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Malaria in Guatemala}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
It contains five new alkaloids bearing an unusual,2-dimethyl-4-oxopiperidin-6-yl moiety, rauvotetraphyllines, 17-epi-rauvotetraphylline and 21-epi-rauvotetraphylline etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Vanasarpagandha|en=Wild Snake Root|gu=|hi=Barachandrika|kn=Dodda chandrike|ks=|ml=Pampumkolli|mr=|pa=|ta=Pampukaalaachchedi|te=Papataku}}
==Properties==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Succeeds in full sun to partial shade, preferring a rich, well-drained soil.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Wet to dry thickets}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|In waste ground}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4607677/ Chemistry]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Rauvolfia+tetraphylla Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230902 Rauvolfia tetraphylla on indiabiodiversity.org]* [ http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wild%20Snake%20Root.html Rauvolfia tetraphylla on flowersofindia.net]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]
