Bi’s Rauvolfia (Rauvolfia verticillata)

比氏萝芙木bǐ shì luó fú mùBishiluofumu

Rauvolfia verticillata · Plant

Rauvolfia verticillata
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains reserpine alkaloids; may cause severe hypotension and depression; avoid with antidepressants; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Bi’s Rauvolfia for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Hypertension SyndromeInsomnia Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Bi’s Rauvolfia does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit CalmingBenefit Heart

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Rauvolfia verticillata and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Calming0 records
  • Benefit Heart1 records
  • Hypertension Syndrome0 records
  • Insomnia Syndrome0 records