Medicinal plant
| Title | Info |
|---|---|
| Common name | Snakeroot, Indian |
| Scientific name | Rauwolfia serpentina |
| Taxonomic group | Apocynaceae |
| Source | Dan L. Perlman |
| Economic botany | Medicinals |
| Date | May 1998 |
| Location | Mala,Karnataka,India,Asia |
Indian snakeroot or Rauwolfia serpentina, India. Chemicals from this small plant have been used extensively by both traditional healers and Western medicine. Traditional healers use the plant against snake bites, insanity, and high blood pressure, while Western physicians have used reserpine, a drug isolated from the plant, as a sedative against schizophrenia and to fight high blood pressure.
