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@article{166182,
        author = {Dr Mishra Rahul Prem Kumar and Kailash bihari and Rizwan Ahmad and Anupama Maurya and Urmila Nishad and Suneel kumar},
        title = {MEDICINAL USES OF RAUVOLFIA SERPENTINA PLANT},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2024},
        volume = {11},
        number = {2},
        pages = {187-191},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=166182},
        abstract = {Use of Sarpagandha as traditional medicine in Ayurveda, since ancient times in the treatment of a variety of ailments such as insanity, insomnia, epilepsy, hysteria and hypertension is well known. This curative effect of Rauvolfia root is attributed to the presence of more than 50 different alkaloids. Some amongst them include reserpine, ajmaline, ajmalicine, rescinnamine, deserpidine, rescinnamidine, serpentine, serpentinine, yohimbine, indobine and indobinine. R.serpentina is also known to exhibit antidiuretic, anticholinergic, anticancer, antifungal, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. However this plant drug also produces some unfavourable adverse effects and produces drug resistance when used for long time to treat hypertension. The present communication throws light on chemical composition and therapeutic uses of R.serpentina with an aim to pave way for safe and judicious use of this drug in the treatment of prescribed ailments.},
        keywords = {Rauvolfia serpentina, reserpine, sarpagandha, alkaloids },
        month = {July},
        }