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More than a 100 species of rauwolfia—a type of evergreen in the milkweed family—grow in India, Thailand, South America, Asia, and Africa.  Rauwolfia is also known as Rauvolfia, Indian Snakeroot, Lu fu mu (in China), Serpentwood, or Sarpagandha.   Rauwolfia contains a number of chemical compounds, including yohimbe, serpentinine, reserpine, and aricine. Reserpine is known to lower blood pressure and has been tested against certain forms of mental illness. Reserpine is still used in Europe, although its use in America has declined with the availability of newer pharmaceuticals. Other alkaloids in rauwolfia depress the ... MORE

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