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Rauwolfia, a.k.a. Snakeroot

Montana Public Radio | By mtpr.org
Published December 13, 2013 at 8:00 AM MST

December 14th & 16th, 2013: The twisted root of the Asian plant Rauwolfia is a traditional Ayurvedic remedy for hypertension and insanity. As the modern anti-psychotic and blood pressure drug Reserpine, 1970s studies linked it to serious side effects, but recently, it's made a comeback as a valuable hypertensive. 

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