Rauwolfia Serpentina Extract

Product Details

Rauwolfia is the root of Rauvolfiaverticillata (Lour.) Baill., a plant of the oleander family. Also known as mountain pepper, mountain horseshoe, dwarf green wood, fake fish gallbladder, eighteen claws, etc. The Flora of China records that there are 135 species of Rauwolfia in the world, most of which are distributed in the tropical and subthermal Chemicalbook zones, and a few are distributed in the temperate zone.

Rauwolfia serpentina extract is the root extract of Rauvolfia oleifera (Lour.) Baill., and alkaloids are the main active components. The most representative compounds are yohimbine and reserpine. (reserpineChemicalbook), reserpine (reCinnamine) and the like. It has a variety of health care functions. Yohimbine is used to treat impotence. As a natural sexual function improvement drug, it has been widely recognized at home and abroad. Reserpine is used to treat high blood pressure. Rauwolfia root is extracted and produced in my country to lower blood pressure. Important pharmaceutical raw materials for the drugs reserpine and Jiangyaling.

Health Benefit

1. Inhibition of the central nervous system Reserpine and its analogs have both antihypertensive and central nervous system inhibitory effects. The effects of reserpine on the central nervous system are clearly dose-related. A small dose improves the conditioning reflex of hypertensive dogs and relieves the subjective symptoms of hypertensive patients.

2. Antihypertensive effect. Rauwolfia extract has always been the only source of antihypertensive drug reserpine in my country. The antihypertensive mechanism of reserpine and its analogs is mainly by inhibiting the uptake and synthesis of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine (NA) in the sympathetic nerve endings, promoting the release of NA, reducing the storage of NA and gradually depleting it, thereby leading to sympathetic Decreased function, blood pressure drops, heart rate slows.

3. Antiarrhythmic has a potent antiarrhythmic effect, in addition to the therapeutic effect on atrial and ventricular arrhythmia, it also has a good effect on the treatment of pre-excitation syndrome (Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome).

4. Antitumor activity. Rauwolfia alkaloids can destroy the hydrogen bonds in the DNA double helix structure in tumor cells, thereby inhibiting the proliferation of tumor cells.

5. The effect of lowering blood sugar and blood lipids. The levels of blood sugar and blood lipids in the body were reduced compared with the control group. Therefore, taking the decoction can relieve the symptoms of diabetes.