Plant |
Family | Apocynaceae |
English |
Indian snakeroot, Ajmaline, Java devil pepper, Rauwolfia, Sarpagandha, Serpentine, Serpentine wood, Snakewood |
Latin |
Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz, Rauwolfia serpentina Benth. Ex Kurz, Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Kurz |
Plantparts | Flower, Fruit, Root, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Ague, Allergic diseases, Allergies, Allergy, Anti-allergic, Anti-asthmatic, Anticonvulsant, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-eczemic, Anti-edemic, Anti-epileptic, Antifebrile, Anti-hypertensive, Antihypotensive agent, Antimalarial, Anti-Paludic, Antipyretic, Anxiety, Anxiety disorder, Anxiety disorders, Anxious, Arterial hypertension, Asthma, Bite, Bitter, Bitter Tonic, Bloody flux, Calmative, Calming of nerves, Constipation, convulsion, Convulsions, Costive, Costiveness, Cutaneous Eruptions, dropsy, Dyschezia, dysentery, Dyssynergic defaecation, Eczema, edema, epilepsy, eruption, excema, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, fluid accumulation, Freight, Health anxiety, Health phobia, High bloodpressure, Hydropsy, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, Hypnotic, hypochondria, Hypochondriasis, Hypotension, Hypotensive, insect bite, insect bites, Insect bites and stings, Insomnia, low blood pressure, Lowers bloodpressure, lulling, Malaria, malarial fever, Marsh fever, Nervousness, oedema, Pressor, Pungent, Pyretic, Pyrexia, Rash, Rashes, reduce blood pressure, reduce fevers, reduce high bloodpressure, relaxes the nervous system, relieves fevers, sedative, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, skin rashes, sleeplessness, snakebite, Snake bites, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, soporific, Stings, tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, treatment of allergies, Used in the treatment of snake bites, Vasopressor, Vasopressor agent |
Women's diseases |
climacteric, ease menopausal symptoms, menopausal problems, Menopause |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical used in northern India, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Nepal, Used in Bangladesh |
Ingredients |
| | Ajmaline, alkaloid, Calcium, fat, Fibres, Isoalantolactone, Nitrogen, papaverine, Parasorbic acid, phosphorus, Reserpine, starch, Stigmasterol, thebaine, water, yohimbine |
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