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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 behaviors ...
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Basic Information. Reserpine is a naturally occurring drug that has been used for centuries in ancient India. It is extracted from the root of Rauwolfia serpentina or Rauwolfia ...

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Reserpine, purified alkaloid, prepared synthetically or from the root of the Indian plant Rauwolfia serpentina. One of the first drugs to be applied in the treatment of hypertension and of psychiatric illness, it has been supplanted in the treatment of psychosis by the phenothiazines, such as chlorpromazine (Thorazine). Reserpine therapy may induce extreme mental depression.

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