Plant Rauvolfia serpentina (Apocynaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
11-METHOXY-DELTA-TOHIMBINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2,6-DIMETHOXYBENZOQUINONE	5	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYBENZOIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-EPI-ALPHA-YOHIMBINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AJMALEXINE	0	Root	2000.0	3000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AJMALICINE	11	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AJMALINE	16	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AJMALININE	3	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS	0	Root	15000.0	24000.0	0.25	Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS	0	Seed	1300.0	2000.0	-0.71	Duke, 1992 *
ALLOYOHIMBINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASK	0	Seed	9000.0	19000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Seed	3400.0	6900.0	0.51	Duke, 1992 *
CHANDRINE	1	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CORYNANTHINE	8	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-YOHIMBINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DESERPIDINE	8	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EUDESMIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	10000.0	97000.0	-0.89	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Seed	565000.0	755000.0	4.90	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Abortifacient	1	Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent	1	Martindale's 29th
Adrenergic-Blocker	3	Duke, 1992 *
Adrenolytic	3	Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Allergenic	2	Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill.
Analgesic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anesthetic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacetylcholinesterase	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiadrenergic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiandrogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antianginal	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antianxiety	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarrhythmic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial	1	Duke, 1992 *