Rauvolfia serpentina: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Ophioxylon album Gaertn., Ophioxylon majus Hasskarl, Ophioxylon obversum Miq., Ophioxylon salutiferum Salisb., Ophioxylon serpentinum L., Ophioxylon trifoliatum Gaertn., Rauvolfia major (Hassk.) G. Nicholson, Rauvolfia obversa (Miq.) Baill., Rauvolfia trifoliata (Gaertn.) Baill..
References regarding Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Species Plantarum
· Flora (1845)
· Forest Flora of British Burma (1877)
· The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening (1886)
· J. Econ. Bot. (1954)
· Indian J. Med. Sci. (1957)
· Research Bulletin (1976)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1979)
· Science and Culture (1982)
· Acta Pharmacol. Toxicol. (Copenh) (1986)
· Cytologia (1989)
· Nucleus (1991)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Ethnobotany (1997)
· Journal of Natural Products (2001)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+48): Chandrabhaga, Sarpagandha, Shivanabhi, Thabarabarua, Serpgandha, Nagbel, Jhabarbarua, Patalagamdhi, Chandraswa, Sarpagandh, Patalgorur, Korengdabai, Naya, Chotachand, Pagalbuti, Sarpangandhi, Chhotachand, Badgo, Arpa, Harkai.
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