Rauwolfia Serpentina (Aqua) : A New Approach In The Treatment of Hypertension In Homoeopathy

Abstract

Rauwolfia serpentina belonging to family Apocyanaceae is a popular drug used in curing hypertension besides other ailments This drug is commonly used as a mother tincture to relieve hypertension, but could not help alleviate the associated symptoms like sleeplessness, headache, palpitation indigestion etc. ln the present study the efficacy of this drug administered in 1x potency in water has been studied clinically and pathologically in 52 patients suffering from essential hypertension. The drug besides controlling the raised blood pressure also brought down considerably the associated symptoms ln some cases.