here are some basic details of rauwolfia serpentina in short from its common name to its medicinal uses in today's world

1. JAYOTI VIDYAPEETH WOMENS
UNIVERSITY JAIPUR RAJASTHAN-
DR GARG’S DIGITAL HERBAL GARDEN
Common name: indian snakeroot, serpentinewood,
devil peeper
Botanical name: Ophioxylon album, Ophioxylon
obversum, Rauwolfia obverse, Rauwolfia trifoliata
Sanskrit name: sarpgandha
Family: apocynaceae
RAUWOFIA SERPENTINA
DESCRIPTION:
Majorly found in Srilanka, Thailand, Pakistan, India
(sub tract of himalyas from Punjab to Nepal, Sikkim
and Bhutan.)
It is an evergreen, erect glabrous perennial shrub with
normal height of 60cm, with tuberousherb and cork of
pale brown color.
Leaves are counted as a whole of three with dark green
above and pale green colorbelow with slender and
tapered ends.

2. Majorly the flowers are white in color but are
sometimes violet in color.
The plant in india grows in march to may.
The fruits are tiny with oval shape and when ripened
colorchanges to purple-black.
MODERN MEDICINE:
PREPRATION
Drug name: Rauwolfia serpentine
Parts used with photo: whole plant, flowers, fruits,
CHEMICAL FORMULA:
It consist of more than 50 different alkaloids. The main
alkaloids present are ajmaline, ajmalicine, indobine,
indobinine, serpentine, reserpinine, yohimbine,
deserpidine etc. The most useful alkaloid among all
these is reserpine. Almost 90 percent of these alkaloids
are present in tuberousroots.
MODERN THERAPEUTIC USES:

3. 1)It is used as laxative, diuretics, antidotefor snake
venom and as expectorant.
2)It is generally used to control hypertension.
3)It major alkaloid named as reserpine is used as an
effective antidepressant.
4)Yohimbine an anotheralkaloid of this palnt is agonist
of alpha-2-adrenergic receptorswhich helps muscles
to remain relaxed and improve blood flow and used
as sports supplements.
5)It produceseffects of sedation and used as
tranquilizer.
6)It is used to treat a mental disorder known as
schizophreniain which person if affected is altered
with thoughts, feelings and behaviour.
AYURVEDIC USES:
1)It has a propertyto balancevata and pitta dosha in
human body.
2)It is used to regularize menstrual cycle when used
with ginger and black pepper.
3)It is used to treat heart beat, goiter, plague and fever.
4)It is used to cause greater uterine contraction during
the childbirth.
5)It can be given to diabetes patients which are
suffering from high sugar problem.
HOMEOPATHIC USES:

4. 1)It is given to the patient who are suffering from
bursting sensation of head.
2)it is used to cure blurryvision of eyes and relives
from pain of urethra.
3)It is used to treat copious urine.
4)It treats dryness and nose congestion.
5)Can also be given to a person who has confused
thoughts in his or her mind and has bad memory
power and restless at night.