Rauvolfia serpentina (505526733)

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Summary[edit] Description: Apocynaceae (dogbane family) » Rauvolfia serpentina Rauvolfia -- honours Leonhard Rauwolf, German physician, botanist and traveller serpentina -- from Latin serpentine, related to snake commonly known as: Indian snakeroot, java devil pepper, ichneumon-plant, insanity herb, rauvolfia root, rauwolfia, serpentine wood, snakeroot, snakewood • Assamese: arachoritita • Bengali: চন্দ্র chandra • Gujarati: સર્પગંધા sarpagandha • Hindi: chandrabhaga, छोटा चांद chota-chand, नाकुली nakuli, सर्पगंधा sarpagandha • Kannada: ಸರ್ಪಗನ್ಧ sarpangandha, ಸರ್ಪಗನ್ಧೀ sarpagandhi, ಶಿವನಾಭಿಬಳ್ಳಿ shivanabhiballi, sutranavi, ಪತಾಳಗನ್ಧೀ patalagandhi • Malayalam: അമല്പൊരി amalpori, chuvannavilpori, സര്പ്പഗന്ധി sarppagandhi, suvapavalporiyam • Marathi: harkaya, harki, नाकुली nakuli • Oriya: patalagarar, sanochado • Sanskrit: चन्द्रिका chandrika, नाकुली nakuli, पातालगरुड patalgaruda, सर्पगंधा sarpagandha • Tamil: chevanamalpodi • Telugu: patalaguni, patalagaruda, sarpagandha • Urdu: چاند چهوٿا chota chand, ناکلي nakuli.. concoction of the root is hypnotic, sedative and reduces blood pressure; it is also employed in labours to increase uterine contraction; it is an excellent remedy for snake-bites. References: Flowers of India • Zipcode Zoo • M.M.P.N.D. Blogged at: Slice of the Day by Vasant M. Salian. Date: 11 May 2007, 11:50. Source: Rauvolfia serpentina. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location12° 53′ 11.63″ N, 74° 51′ 24.89″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 12.886565; 74.856913.