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This small shrub, native to the Orient from India to Sumatra, has for centuries been used in Indian medicine. In 1952 reserpine, one of several alkaloids in the plant, was isolated from its root and has since been evaluated in western medicine as one of the most valuable druǵs for treatinǵ hiǵh blood pressure.
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Monachino, J. Rauvolfia serpentina—Its history, botany and medical use. Econ Bot 8, 349–365 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02908608
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