rauwolfia

• Sustantivo que designa un género de arbustos o pequeños árboles, o los alcaloides extraídos de ellos, usados en medicina por sus propiedades eméticas, laxantes o antihipertensivas.

A noun referring to a genus of shrubs or small trees, or to alkaloids derived from them, used medicinally for their emetic, purgative, or antihypertensive properties.

1. Alkaloid extractC2formalmedical

   Any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina, used medicinally.

   Alcaloides de la rauwolfia

   • Rauwolfia alkaloids are sometimes used to treat hypertension.
   • The extract from rauwolfia has been studied for its medicinal properties.
   • Doctors may prescribe rauwolfia derivatives for certain heart conditions.

2. C2formalscientific

   Any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia, having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers, yielding substances used medicinally.

   Rauvolfia

   • Rauwolfia serpentina is a well-known species in this genus.
   • The rauwolfia plant is native to tropical regions.
   • Botanists classify rauwolfia within the Apocynaceae family.