Rauwolfia

One of the most important native medicinal plants of India, the crude drug consists of the air-dried roots and rhizomes of Rauwolfia serpentina Benth (Apocynaceae).

Synonymns

Rauwolfia trifoliata (Gaertn.)

Ophioxylon salutiferum Salisb.

Ophioxylon obversum Miq.

Ophioxylon serpeninum L.

Rauwolfia obversa Miq.

Common names

English: Indian snake root, rauwolfia

Sanskrit: Sarpagandha

Hindi: Chotachand

Tamil: Civanamelpodi

Telugu: Paatala garuda