antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil)
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reserpine::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rau-sed, raudixin, sandril, serpasil |
| Type of | antihypertensive, antihypertensive drug |
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Important medicines from roots are ginseng, aconite, ipecac, gentian and reserpine.
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In this regard, especially his syntheses of reserpine and strychnine were landmarks.
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Would medicine permit the use of reserpine when clonidine and propanolol have been developed?
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Theories as to how reserpine-type alkaloids might influence breast cancer are inconclusive.
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The flowering plant Rauwolfia serpentina which contains reserpine was a common medicine in India around 1000 BC.
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Medicines derived from plants include aspirin, taxol, morphine, quinine, reserpine, colchicine, digitalis and vincristine.
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The antihypertensive effects of methyldopa, mecamylamine, reserpine and veratrum alkaloids may be reduced by sympathomimetics.
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Rauwolfia serpentina, which contains reserpine as the active substance, was used for over 3000 years in India to treat snake bites and insanity.
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Most of these patients take a small daily dose of reserpine or a related alkaloid, both extracted from the roots of the Indian shrub, Rauwolfia serpentina.
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- Antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil)
- Reserpine is an indole alkaloid antipsychotic and antihypertensive drug that has been used for the control of high blood pressure and for the relief of psychotic symptoms, although because of the development of better drugs for these purposes and because of its numerous side-effects, it is ...
- An Indian drug extensively used in the treatment of high blood pressure and some forms of mental disorder.
- An antihypertensive drug that is no longer used due to side effects such as behavioral depression.
- One of a group of alkaloids found naturally in the shrub Rarewolfia serpentina; has been used for centuries to treat hypertension, insomnia, and mental disorders; more recently it has been used to reduce blood pressure
- A natural alkaloid derivative that blocks the packaging of noradrenaline into presynaptic vesicles. Frequently used experimentally to determine the involvement of sympathetic innervation.
