rauwolfia alkaloid

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rauwolfia alkaloid

Etymology: Leonhard Rauwolf, sixteenth century German botanist

any one of more than 20 alkaloids derived from the root of a climbing shrub, Rauwolfia serpentina, indigenous to India and the surrounding area. Formerly used as an antipsychotic agent, it is today confined to the treatment of hypertension and tranquilizing alkaloid drugs such as reserpine. Numerous trademark formulations of the principal alkaloid reserpine are available.

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