RAUWOLFIA SERPENTINA

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RAUWOLFIA SERPENTINA
BOTANICAL NAME :    Rauwolfia serpentina  Benth. ex. Kurz.
FAMILY :  Apocynaceae
COMMON NAMES : Bengali-  Sarpagandha; English -Sepentina, Snake root;Hindi –Chhotachand; Malayalam –Sarpagandhi;Sanskrit – Sarpagandha;Tamil  --Chivanmelpodi
DESCRIPTION : Glabrous under shrub. Leaves in whorls of 3 or 4 rarely opposite, shining green above, pale beneath, elliptic- lanceolate or obovate acute or acuminate. Inflorescence many flowered cymes. Corolla salver shaped, tube cylindric, white with red tinge, mouth constricted  , throat usually hairy within. Fruits obliquely ovoid drupes, purple black when ripe. Seeds ovoid. Root finger sized, thick,. On breaking it is circular with centripetal lines. Roots are haphazard and 48 cms long
Flowers and fruits almost throughout the year but chiefly during February
DISTRIBUTION : Grows in waste places and in shady forests in different parts of India  from Punjab eastwards to Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam, also in certain parts of Central India and Western Ghats.
PART USED : Roots                             
HOMOEOPATHIC USES
HYPERTENSION: It is an excellent remedy for controlling high blood pressure. High blood pressure without marked atheromatous changes in the blood vessels. Palpitation and irregularity of the heart when lying down, better by standing and by walking.
INSOMNIA: A good sedative , especially in insanity. Insomnia slow in going to sleep and stays awake for hours after midnight.  Insomnia after midnight.
ARTHRITIS & GOUT: Stiffness and pain in all the limbs. Joint pain in the left hip and big toes, which are hot and swollen. Chronic rheumatism and gout. Arthrosis of the knee. Painful flat feet in adolescents.  
PARKINSON’S DISEASE: Dystonia. Tremor.
POTENCY : Mother tincture.






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