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Rauvolfia serpentina

Common Name
Boboro; Chandra; Sarpagandha; Chandraka; Akar Tikus; Harkal; Chota Chand; Indo-Zyaboku; Chandrika; Chivan Avelpori; Java Devil Pepper; Rauwolfia; Pule Pandak

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Poison Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sedative India Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sedative Chinese ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Sedative India Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Sedative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic Sanscrit Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tranquilizer India Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Uterotonic Malaysia Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Uterotonic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.