Rauwolfia serpentina

Rauwolfia serpentina

Taxobox
name = "Rauwolfia serpentina"


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Gentianales
familia = Apocynaceae
genus = "Rauwolfia"
species = "R. serpentina"
binomial = "Rauwolfia serpentina"
binomial_authority = (L.) Benth. "ex" Kurz [ cite web|url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/syllabus/module11.htm |title=Module 11: Ayurvedic |accessdate=2008-02-11 ]
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"Rauwolfia serpentina", or 'snakeroot' is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name "shégēn mù" () or "yìndù shémù" ().

The extract of the plant has also been used for millennia in India — it was reported that Mahatma Gandhi took it as a tranquilizer during his lifetime. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,857672,00.html Pills for Mental Illness?] , "TIME Magazine", November 8, 1954]

The wood, commonly known as serpentwood, is mildly popular amongst woodcarving and woodturning hobbyists.Fact|date=March 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.flickr.com/search/?ss=2&ct=6&w=all&q=Rauwolfia+serpentina&m=text "Rauwolfia serpentina" photos]

ee also

*Reserpine


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