Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz

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Field Museum of Natural History
Rauvolfia serpentina Benth. ex Kurz
September 5, 1990
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF NEPAL
APOCYNACEAE
Rauvolfia serpentina Benth. ex Kurz
Det. By: William Condon June 17, 1987
Field Chr: Small shrub/perennial herb, <50cm; fls in cymes, pink
or white? fruit round, dark purple when ripe.
Notes: Cultivated in Tarahara Herbal Farm.
Locality: Field on north side of Tarahara Herbal Farm, Morang
District, Terai, Koshi Zone
Habitat: In undergrowth of mixed hardwood moist forest of Terai
Alt.: 200 m Geogr. Coord.: 27 40'N, 87 20'E
Local Names: "Chandmaruwa"
Med Uses: Used as a sedative and hypnotic
Used to reduce blood pressure
Used for painful affections of the bowels
Used for insanity
Used to increase uterine contractions in labor
Used to remove corneal opacities
Used for dysentery
Condon and A. Condon
Coll. Date: June 17, 1987
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BOTANICAL
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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This is a voucher specimen for anticancer and antiAIDS screening
NCI Sample Number: Q6601916-T.
Collected under sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer Institute
University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold Arboretum (Harvard
University), and	Mngonm
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