Botanical Name : Rauvolfia serpentina (L) Benth. ex
Kurz.
Synonyms: Ophioxylon serpentinum L.
Family : Apocynaceae
Local Name : English : Indian Snakeroot Hindi : Sarpagandha Oriya : Sarpagandha, Patal Garuda Telegu : Patal garud Kannada : Chhedabag
Habitat : Widely scattered, mostly found in moist deciduous forests.
Distribution : India, Tropical Himalaya, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Burma, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Bangladesh.
Flowering & Fruiting time: May-December
Conservation Status : Endangered
Description :
Habit :- It is an erect perennial shrub with a long, irregularly, nodular, yellowish root stock.
Leaf :- Leaves are whorled, rarely opposite, with glands, axillary buds, narrowly elliptic, apex acute to acuminate & surface glabrous, bright green and shining above.
Flower :- Inflorescence solitary; flowers are small, white with pink
tube, in terminal, peduncle, calyx and corolla red or reddish, corolla
white, long hairy inside distal
half. Stamens inserted at middle
of corolla tube.
Fruit :- Drupe ellipsoid, black in colour when ripped, endocarp a little rugose.
Uses:
The bark, root and leaves are used against snakebite and scorpion poisoning in traditional medicine and also used for high blood pressure, insomnia, anxiety and disorders of the cerebral epilepsy.
Root :- The root is considered as an antidote to snake venom and scorpion sting. It is widely used for bitter, acrid, laxative, anthelmintic, thermogenic and diuretic and possess powerful sedative properties. It is highly reputed for hypertension and is useful in strangury, fever, wounds, colic, insomnia, epilepsy, giddiness, dyspepsia and vitiated conditioned of severe cold. The decocation of the root is used to increase uterine contractions. Leaf :- The juice of the leaves are used as remedy for the removal of opacities of the cornea and also tender leaves are used for stomach pain.
Source :
Saxena, H.O. & Brahmam, M. (1994)- The Flora of Orissa,Vol.II, pp: 1067.
Sharma R. (2003). Medicinal plants of IndiaAn encyclopedia, pp 211.
Swain B.K & Das S.K. (2007) . Visual guide to wild medicinal plants of Orissa, pp 319-320.
Vaidyaratnam P S Varier’s Arya Vaidya Sala, Indian medicinal plants a compendium of 500 species. vol.4. pp.409-410.
Local Name : English : Indian Snakeroot Hindi : Sarpagandha Oriya : Sarpagandha, Patal Garuda Telegu : Patal garud Kannada : Chhedabag
Habitat : Widely scattered, mostly found in moist deciduous forests.
Distribution : India, Tropical Himalaya, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Burma, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Bangladesh.
Flowering & Fruiting time: May-December
Conservation Status : Endangered
Description :
Habit :- It is an erect perennial shrub with a long, irregularly, nodular, yellowish root stock.
Leaf :- Leaves are whorled, rarely opposite, with glands, axillary buds, narrowly elliptic, apex acute to acuminate & surface glabrous, bright green and shining above.
Fruit :- Drupe ellipsoid, black in colour when ripped, endocarp a little rugose.
Uses:
The bark, root and leaves are used against snakebite and scorpion poisoning in traditional medicine and also used for high blood pressure, insomnia, anxiety and disorders of the cerebral epilepsy.
Root :- The root is considered as an antidote to snake venom and scorpion sting. It is widely used for bitter, acrid, laxative, anthelmintic, thermogenic and diuretic and possess powerful sedative properties. It is highly reputed for hypertension and is useful in strangury, fever, wounds, colic, insomnia, epilepsy, giddiness, dyspepsia and vitiated conditioned of severe cold. The decocation of the root is used to increase uterine contractions. Leaf :- The juice of the leaves are used as remedy for the removal of opacities of the cornea and also tender leaves are used for stomach pain.
Source :
Saxena, H.O. & Brahmam, M. (1994)- The Flora of Orissa,Vol.II, pp: 1067.
Sharma R. (2003). Medicinal plants of IndiaAn encyclopedia, pp 211.
Swain B.K & Das S.K. (2007) . Visual guide to wild medicinal plants of Orissa, pp 319-320.
Vaidyaratnam P S Varier’s Arya Vaidya Sala, Indian medicinal plants a compendium of 500 species. vol.4. pp.409-410.
- www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ rauvolfia_serpentina
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