Rauwolfia
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Rauvolfia
Le genre Tabernaemontana regroupe des espèces de plantes à fleurs de la famille des Apocynacées, que l'on trouve dans les régions tropicales.
Principales espèces
- Rauvolfia caffra
- Rauvolfia canescens
- Rauvolfia micrantha
- Rauvolfia sachetiae
- Rauvolfia sandwicensis
- Rauvolfia serpentina
- Rauvolfia tetraphylla
- Rauvolfia vomitoria
Portail de la botanique
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Rauwolfia — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Rauwolfia Rauvolfia sandwicensis … Wikipedia Español
rauwolfia — [ rovɔlfja ] n. m. • 1875; rauvolfes n. f. pl. 1808; de Rauwolf, botaniste all. ♦ Bot. Arbre ou arbuste (apocynacées) originaire d Inde et d Indonésie, dont les racines contiennent des alcaloïdes à propriétés sédatives et hypotensives (⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
rauwolfia — [rô wool′fē ə, rouwool′fē ə] n. [ModL, after L. Rauwolf, 16th c. Ger botanist] 1. any of a genus (Rauwolfia) of tropical, mostly poisonous, trees and shrubs of the dogbane family, some of which contain medicinal substances 2. the powdered whole… … English World dictionary
rauwolfia — Raíces desecadas de Rauwolfia serpentina que proporcionan los extractos para fármacos hipotensores y alcaloides tranquilizantes, como la reserpina. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
Rauwolfia — A genus of tropical trees and shrubs (family Apocynaceae). The powdered whole root of R. serpentina contains alkaloids that produce a sedative antihypertensive bradycardiac action; approximately 50% of the total activity is due to reserpine. [L.… … Medical dictionary
Rauwolfia — Rauwọlfia [nach dem Botaniker Leonhard Rauwolf, * um 1540, ✝ 1596], Rauvọlfia, in allen Tropengebieten verbreitete, nur in Australien fehlende Gattung der Hundsgiftgewächse mit etwa 110 Arten. Die bekannteste Art ist die in Indien heimische… … Universal-Lexikon
rauwolfia — noun 1. any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina • Hypernyms: ↑alkaloid • Substance Holonyms: ↑reserpine, ↑Raudixin, ↑Rau Sed, ↑Sandril, ↑Serpasil 2. any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia … Useful english dictionary
rauwolfia — rau·wòl·fia s.f. TS bot. pianta legnosa del genere Rauwolfia, con foglie opposte o verticillate, peduncolate, fiori in ombrelle e frutti piccoli | con iniz. maiusc., genere della famiglia delle Apocinacee cui appartengono un centinaio di specie,… … Dizionario italiano
rauwolfia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Leonhard Rauwolf died 1596 German botanist Date: 1752 1. any of a genus (Rauvolfia syn. Rauwolfia) of pantropical trees and shrubs of the dogbane family that yield medicinal alkaloids (as reserpine) 2. the dried… … New Collegiate Dictionary
rauwolfia — /raw wool fee euh, row /, n. 1. any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rauwolfia, as R. serpentina, of India. 2. an extract from the roots of the rauwolfia, R. serpentina, containing alkaloids the most important of which is reserpine: used in… … Universalium
rauwolfia — n. the dried root of the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina, which contains several alkaloids, including reserpine. Rauwolfia and its alkaloids lower blood pressure and depress activity of the central nervous system. They were formerly used as… … The new mediacal dictionary
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