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Phytochemical & Pharmacological Activity Of Rauwolfia Serpentina – A Review

Published:03 May 2012
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Dr. Bhawana Mittal1*, Dr. Meenakshi1, Dr. Anita Sharma1, Dr. Vinod Kumar Gothecha1

1 P.G.Deptt. of Agad Tantra N.I.A. Jaipur

Corresponding Author:Dr. Bhawana Mittal

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The root of the Rauwolfia serpentina Benth (N. O. Apocyanaceae) has been in use in India for hundreds of years for a host of unrelated ailments. Since 1949, after the English publication of a clinical report by the author on Rauwolfia serpentina therapy in fifty cases of essential hypertension, the plant has gained universal acclamation as a useful therapeutic weapon in high blood pressure states. The whole subject of Rauwolfia serpentina therapy in hypertension has been reviewed up to the present time, including discussions on the history of the plant, its various species and types, nomenclature, geographic distribution, chemistry, pharmacologic actions and clinical studies, reported on the subject from all over the world. Indian medicinal plant (Rauwolfia serpentina) analyzed for its chemical composition, vitamins and minerals. This herb is a good source of minerals such as Ca, P, K, Mg, Na, Fe and Zn. The importance of these chemical constituents is discussed with respect to the role of these herbs in ethnomedicine in India. Alkaloids are very important in medicine and constitute most of the valuable drugs. Despite the use of this plant for such purposes,importance of these medicinal plants and their importance there is little information on the nutritional and chemical in the pharmaceutical industry.

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High blood pressureRauwolfia SerpentinaAlkaloidsEthnomedicine

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Mittal, D. B., Meenakshi, D., Sharma, D. A., & Gothecha, D. V. K. (2012). Phytochemical & Pharmacological Activity Of Rauwolfia Serpentina – A Review. International Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine, 2(3). https://doi.org/10.47191/ijahm/v2i3.03

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