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Rauwolfia
Medical Definition: | A plant genus of the APOCYNACEAE or dogbane family. Alkaloids from plants in this genus have been used as tranquilizers and antihypertensive agents. RESERPINE is derived from R. serpentina. |
Guide Notes: | plant only; deriv alkaloids = RAUWOLFIA ALKALOIDS or specifics; coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM |
Also Called: | Rauwolfia serpentina |
Rauwolfia Medical Definitions and Terms
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