Sarpagandha
Catalogue Type
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Catalogue
Scientific Name
Rauwolfia serpentine
Family
Apocynaceae
Distinguishing Characters
Rauvolfia serpentina The plant contains 200 alkaloids of the indole alkaloid family.
The major alkaloids are ajmaline, ajmalicine, ajmalimine, deserpidine, indobine, indobinine, reserpine, reserpiline, rescinnamine, rescinnamidine, serpentine, serpentinine and yohimbine.
The major alkaloids are ajmaline, ajmalicine, ajmalimine, deserpidine, indobine, indobinine, reserpine, reserpiline, rescinnamine, rescinnamidine, serpentine, serpentinine and yohimbine.
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