Emetic Rauvolfia (Rauvolfia vomitoria)

催吐萝芙木cuī tù luó fú mùCuituluofumu

Rauvolfia vomitoria · Plant

Rauvolfia vomitoria
Photo: Herbarium of the University of Coimbra (COI), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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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 Emetic Rauvolfia for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Hypertension SyndromeInsomnia Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Emetic 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 vomitoria 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.