Definitions for: Rauwolfia


[n] any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers; yield substances used medicinally especially as emetics or purgatives or antihypertensives
[n] any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina



Synonyms: rauvolfia

See Also: alkaloid, bush, genus Rauvolfia, genus Rauwolfia, Raudixin, Rau-Sed, Rauwolfia serpentina, reserpine, Sandril, Serpasil, shrub, snakewood

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