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rauvolfia

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Noun1.rauvolfia - any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers; yield substances used medicinally especially as emetics or purgatives or antihypertensives
rauwolfia
genus Rauvolfia, genus Rauwolfia - pantropical genus of somewhat poisonous shrubs and small trees
Rauwolfia serpentina, snakewood - East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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Anticonvulsant properties of the total alkaloid fraction of Rauvolfia ligustrina Roem.
Phythochemical screening and anticonvulsant activity of Cymbopogon ... by Quintans-Junior, L.J.; Souza, T.T.; Leite, B.S.; Lessa, N.M.N.; Bonjardim, L.R.; Santos, M.R.V.; Alv / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
Other medicinal and aromatic plants commonly found in Nepal include swertia (Chiraito), Malabar nut (Asuro), jimbu, rudrachhe, cardamom, Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi), rauvolfia root (sarpagandga), Picrocarpus santalinus Linn (Ractachandan), Taxus baccata (Lothsalla), tejpat (Indian bay leaf), Butea frondasa (Amala), and Acacia calechu (Khair), and possess high commercial value.
Management of eight 'Ja' for economic development of Nepal by Poudel, Durga D. / Journal of Comparative International Management
Comparative leaf micro-morphological characters of the Nigerian species of Rauvolfia Linn.
Comparative foliar micro-morphological characters of the species of ... by Kadiri, A.B. / Bulletin of Pure & Applied Sciences-Botany
 
 
 
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