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Rauvolfia serpentina - Sarpa Gandha

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Sarpa Gandha

Rauvolfia serpentina is a species of flower in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent and East Asia from India to Indonesia.

Uses

High blood sugar, Lowering blood pressure, Cataract, Plague, Schizophrenia, Anxiety, Psychosis, Epilepsy, Colic, Cholera, Snake bite , Hypochondria, Mental disorders, Intractable skin disorder, Psoriasis.

Parts Used

Roots.

Chemical Composition

Ajmaline, ajmalinine and ajmalicine, serpentine, serpentinine, alkaloids, reserpine, rescinnamine and yohimbine.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Sarpagandha
Hindi Sarpagandha
Malayalam Suvapavalforiyan
Tamil Chivan amelpodi
Telugu Paataala goni
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Sarpagandha
English Snake-root


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple In whorls of 3, thin, lanceolate, acute, bright green above and pale beneath

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Violet 5 Flowers are in irregular corymbose cymes, white, often tinged with violet. Flowering season is May-January

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple 7–10 mm Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown Many Fruiting season is May-January

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Its grows spontaneous in tropical forests (temp,10°C to 40°C) which are humid in summer at an altitude up to about 1200 metres.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Trophical region, Borders of forests and fields.

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