Sarpgandha Root

December 11, 2011 at 8:41 pm · Filed under Antidepressant Herbs, Ayurvedic Herb, Homeopathic Herbs ·Tagged , ,

Description:
The root has anaesthetic, nervine and sedative properties. It has been employed for centuries for the relief of various central nervous system disorders, both psychic and motor, including anxiety states, insomnia, excitement, sexual aggression, maniacal behavior associated with psychosis, hypochondriasis, melancholia, schizophrenia, insanity, insomnia and epilepsy in Indian medicine for about 4000 years.  
Extracts of the root are valued for the treatment of intestinal disorders, particularly diarrhoea and dysentery. It is also used as an anthelmintic. It contains Reserpine alkaloid which is used for mild, essential hypertension. 
                     Natural Root
Details:
Botanical Name: Rauvolfia Serpentina
English Name: Serpentina,Rauvolfia Root,Rauwolfia, Indian Snake Root
Hindi Name : Chota Chand, Nakuli, Pagal Buti
Indian Names:Arachoritita,Chandrabhaga,Chota-hand,Sanochado,Sarpagandha
Bengali Name : Nakuli, Gandhrasna, Chandra
Chinese Name : She gen mu, Yin du, Luo fu mu
French Name : Bois-lait, Arbre aux serpents
German Name : Rauwolfiawurzel, Indische Schlangenwurzel
Gujarati Name : Amelpodee, Nolbel
Kannada Name : Sutranabhi
Latin name : Rauwolfia serpentina
Marathi Name : Chandra
Sanskrit Name : Sarpagandha
Urdu Name : Asraul
Family: Apocynaceae
Habitat: Moist forests shady places near rain-forest.
 
Parts Used: Roots and Leaves.
Medicinal Uses:
  • Sarpagandha have great medicinal value.It is beneficial in the treatment of hypertension, fever,
  • Psychological disorders and worm infestations.In serpant bite, the powder of sarpagandha roots is given orally, as well as, applied on the site of bite.Specially in snake bite,it is extensively used as antidote.
  • High blood pressure:  The Rauvolfia herb is the best remedy for high blood pressure and it has been adapted by medical fraternity in most countries.Those alkaloids which have a direct effect on hypertension have been isolated in it and are widely used by the practitioners of modern medicine. But they have certain unpleasant side effects which the drug taken in its raw form, does not have. Half a teaspoon of its powder taken thrice a day is effective in relieving hypertension.
  • In itching skin: It relieves itching in urticaria. One gram of powdered root can be taken with water.

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