Plant Synonyms
Ophioxylon album Gaertn.
Ophioxylon obversum Miq.
Ophioxylon salutiferum Salisb.
Ophioxylon serpentinum L.
Ophioxylon trifoliatum Gaertn.
Rauvolfia obversa (Miq.) Baill.
Rauvolfia trifoliata (Gaertn.) Baill.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | candrabhaga, chandra-bhaga amelpodi, chhotachand, chota cand, chota-chand, harkaichanda, nai, nakulikanda, sarap-gandha, sarpagandha |
| Kannada | amael podi, amelpodi, candraka, candrike, chandrika, chandrike, garuda, garuda paathaala, garudapatala, garudapathala, haavukannina gida, hadiki, patalagaruda, sarpagandha, sarpagandhi, shiva naabhi, shivanabhi, sivanabhi, soothra naabhi, sutranabhi, sutranabi |
| Malayalam | amalpori, chivan avelpori, chuvannavilpuri, cuvanna amalpori, cuvannavilpuri, talunni, tsjovanna-amelpodi, tsjovannaamelpodi, tulunni, vanduvazha, vantuvala |
| Marathi | adakayi, hadaki, harkaya, harki, mungusavel, sapasanda |
| Sanskrit | ahibhuka, ahilata, ahimardani, bhadra, bhujangakshi, candramarah, candrika, chandrasura, chandrika, charmahantri, chundrika, dhavalavitapa, gandhanakuli, ishwari, karavi, mahaahigandha, mahasugandha, mukta, nagagandha, nagasugandha, nakuladhya, nakuleshta, nakuli, nakuli-dvaya, nandani, pashumahanakarika, patalaganda, phanihantri, raktapatrika, rasna, sarpagandha, sarpagandhakhya, sarpakshi, sarpangi, sarpasugandha, sugandha, surasa, surpadini, suvaha, vasara, vasupushpa, vishamardani, vishamardanika, vishanashini, vyalangandha |
| Tamil | cantiracurai, cantirikai1, carpakanta, carpakanti, carppakantam, carppakkantam, chivan amelpodi, chivan melpodi, chivan-sarpagandhi, chivanamelpodi, civan mel poti, civanapivalli, covannamilpodi, covannamilpori,cuttiranapi, cuttiranavi, cuvanamilpoti, pampukala, sarpagaanthi, sarppaganti, sivan amalpodi, sovannamilbori, tsjovanna amelpodi |
| Telugu | dumparaasna, dumparasna, paathaalagandhi, paathaalagaruda, patala gani, patala garidi, patalagandhi, patalagaruda, patalgaani, patalganni, sarpa gandhi, sarpagandhi |
| Tibetan | na gu la |
| Urdu | asarol saida, asrol, chota chand |
| Oirya | Patalgarudu |
| Common names | Indian snakeroot, devil pepper, serpentine wood, Sarpagandha, Chandrika |
A handful of Elephantopus scaber roots powdered with equal quantity Patalgarudu (Rauvolfia serpentina) leaves are taken (5 gm, two times daily) with desired quantity of curd for 21 days to treat chronic bronchitis (Mayurchulia, Phulbani, Kondhs, 0434).
Source: Hippocratic Journal of Unani Medicine July - September 2012, Vol. 7 No. 3, Pages 59-75
Rauvolfia serpentina Apocynaceae Leaves Sarpangandh a Leaves paste is applied to cure of various type of skin disease.
Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz Sarpagandhi Apocynaceae Root Snake bite
Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz
Habit-Herb
Parts used -Root, leaves bud, rhizome, leaves
Application -Abortifacient; epilepsy; herpes; pruritus; scabies; malaria; nervous disorders; snakebite; stomach pain; chest pain; hypertension; blood pressure
Treatment -General; pregnant women
References -Chopda and Mahajan 2009, Lingaraju et al. 2013, Pushpangadan and Atal 1984
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medical Indications
Literature
Citations
Rauvolfia serpentina. (2024, July 4). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rauvolfia_serpentina