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Serpentina as
Medicinal Herb
Half a teaspoon of its powder taken thrice a day is effective in relieving hypertension.
The Rauvolfia plant is highly beneficial in treating insanity. One gram of powdered root can be taken twice a day with 250 ml of goat’s milk.
Rauvolfia is a well-known remedy in treating insomnia because of its sedative properties. It is non-stimulating and should be given in doses of 0.25 grams to the patient at bedtime for sound sleep.
Rauvolfia is useful in treating hysteria. One gram of powdered root can be administered thrice with milk. Treatment should be continued till a complete cure is obtained.
It is used as an antidote to the bites of poisonous reptile like snakes. It is also used to treat dysentery and other painful infections of the intestinal canal. It also relieves itching.
It is a source of reserpine that helps control systolic hypertension
It is also used as a sedative and tranquilizer agent
Rauvolfia is a well-known remedy in treating insomnia and is useful in treating hysteria.
Ethnobotanical use !!!
About 10 mL of root paste is taken orally for management of snake bite by the forest inhabitants of the Daitari range of hills of Orissa, India . The use of this plant (Known as Patalgaruda locally) by the local people of Eastern Ghats, India against snakebite. Reserchers studied antivenom potential for Rauvolfia serpentina aqueous root extract against Najanaja venom in vivo and in vitro methods.
SP, Prusty GB, Sahoo HP. Ethnomedicinal observations among forest dwellers of the Daitari Range of Hills of Orissa, India. Ethnobo Leaflets. 2008;12:1116-1123.
Snake bites are a serious health hazard occurs throughout the world especially in tropical countries like India. Anti-Snake Venom Serum is the only remedy available to treat snake bite victims successfully till date.
