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Rauwolfia tetraphylla

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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

Snake bites, Malaria in Guatemala.[1]

Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], stem, leaves, Root.

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.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Dodda chandrike
Hindi Barachandrika
Malayalam Pampumkolli
Tamil Pampukaalaachchedi
Telugu Papataku
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Vanasarpagandha
English Wild Snake Root


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Pinnatley whorled Elliptic-obovate Softly pubscent

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Terminal cymes Small Appears during late summer to early winter {{{5}}}

Fruit

{{Fruit|Drupes||Globose|||Red or voilet when ripened}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in full sun to partial shade, preferring a rich, well-drained soil.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Wet to dry thickets, In waste ground.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemistry
  3. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 324
  4. Cultivation

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