| Ailment
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hypertension +
, antidote to the bites of poisonous reptiles like snakes +
, dysentery +
, cholera +
|
| Ailment type
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Infectious diseases +
, Systemic disorders +
|
| Biotic zone
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Northeastern Himalayas +
, Eastern Ghats +
, Western Ghats +
, Central Deccan Plateau +
, Indo-Gangetic Plain +
, Outlying Islands +
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| Bloom type
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Perennial +
|
| Class
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Magnoliopsida +
|
| Commercial application
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Medicinal use +
|
| Common Indian names
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सर्पगंधा Sarpagandha,छोटा चँाद Chota-chand, चंदराभंगा chandrabhaga (Hindi); chundrika, sarpagandha (Sanskrit); സര്പ്പഗന്ധി (Malayalam) +
|
| Common hindi name
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सर्पगंधा Sarpagandha +
|
| Common name
|
Indian snakeroot, Serpentine wood +
|
| Division/Phylum
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Magnoliophyta +
|
| Family
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Apocynaceae +
|
| Flower color
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Pink +
|
| Food use
|
No +
|
| Genus
|
Rauvolfia +
|
| Habitat details
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Forests, Evergreen and deciduous forests, slopes of ghats, open areas, undergrowth in semi-evergreen forests, cultivated fields and plains. +
|
| Header caption
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Flowers of Snakeroot. +
|
| Header image
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Rauvolfia serpentina 002.JPG +
|
| Introdescription
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''Rauvolfia serpentina'' or snakewood is a … ''Rauvolfia serpentina'' or snakewood is a plant native to India. The genus is also called ''Rauwolfia'', but the name ''Rauvolfia'' is the one accepted by the Species 2000 project, an official international species nomenclature agency. ''Rauvolfia serpentina'' is a popular folk medicine for diabetes and high blood pressure. It also has tranquilizing properties and is used as an antipsychotic drug, for curing schizophrenia and against snakebites.ring schizophrenia and against snakebites. +
|
| Leaf shape
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Ovate +
|
| Medicinal active compound
|
Ajmaline +
, Deserpidine +
, Rescinnamine +
, Serpentinine +
, Reserpine +
, Ajmalicine +
, Isoajmaline +
, Ajmalinine +
, Chandrine +
, Rauwolfinine +
, Renoxidine +
, Rescin-namine +
, Reserpiline +
, sarpagine +
, tetraphyllicine +
, yohimbine +
, 3-epi-a-yohimbine +
, Strychnine +
|
| Medicinal molecular basis
|
Yes +
|
| Medicinal molecular basis description
|
Reserpine is reported to influence the concentration of glycogen, acetyl choline, g-amino butyric acid, nucleic acids and anti-diuretic hormone in brain +
|
| Medicinal significance
|
Yes +
|
| Medicinal system
|
Ayurveda +
, Folk Medicine +
|
| Modern scientific knowledge description
|
The protein structure of enzyme Polyneurid … The protein structure of enzyme Polyneuridine Aldehyde Esterase is available. This enzyme catalyzes a step involved in formation of alkaloid Sarapagan in Rauwolfia. This alkaloid has an action on the nervous system. Some steps in the synthesis of such Rauwolfia alkaloids have been studied in detail. Alkaloids like Sarpagan have also been shown to be produced by R. serpentina cell cultures.e produced by R. serpentina cell cultures. +
|
| Name meaning
|
The extract of the plant has also been used for millennia in India — Alexander the Great administered this plant to cure his general Ptolemy of a poisoned arrow. It was reported that Mahatma Gandhi took it as a tranquilizer during his lifetime. +
|
| Native species
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Yes +
|
| Order
|
Gentianales +
|
| Page creation date
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20 August 2010 +
|
| Plant clinical studies
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Yes +
|
| Plant commercial
|
Yes +
|
| Plant commercial part
|
Root +
, Stem +
|
| Plant height
|
Up to 3 feet +
|
| Plant medicinal part
|
Root +
, Stem +
, Leaves +
|
| Plant toxic effect details
|
rauwolfia alkaloids are known to many of d … rauwolfia alkaloids are known to many of drugs like Brofaromine, Clorgyline, Furazolidone, Iproniazid, Isocarboxazid, Lazabemide, Linezolid, Moclobemide, Nialamide, Pargyline, Phenelzine, Procarbazine, Rasagiline, Selegiline, Tetrabenazine, Toloxatone, Tranylcypromine.
These alkaloids can have various effects on many other medical complications, so a strict medical supervision is advisable while taking rauwolfia alkaloids.
Strychnine is known to be toxic at high concentrationss known to be toxic at high concentrations +
|
| Plant toxic effects
|
Yes +
|
| Plant type
|
Woody (Tree/Shrub) +
|
| Regnum
|
Plantae +
|
| Seed dispersal
|
Entomophily (By insects) +
|
| Species name
|
w:Rauwolfia serpentina +
|
| State
|
Assam +
, Andaman and Nicobar Islands +
, Dadra and Nagar Haveli +
, Goa +
, Gujarat +
, Karnataka +
, Kerala +
, Madhya Pradesh +
, Maharashtra +
, Meghalaya +
, Punjab +
, Sikkim +
, Tamil Nadu +
, Uttar Pradesh +
, West Bengal +
|
| User ID
|
User:Gauravm +
, User:Shwetankverma +
|
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| Categories |
Stubs +
, Plants +
, Species page +
|
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
|
6 September 2010 15:38:40 +
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