RAUWOLFIA SERPENTINA (15 G)

Light-tan to light-brown, bitter, fine, amorphous powder; slight aromatic odor. Sparingly soluble in alcohol; very slightly soluble in water.

Rauwolfi a is found in the Far East, India, and South America.

Medicine (antihypertensive agent).

The powdered whole root of Rau- wolfia serpentina, found in India and Indonesia. The plant is of value as a source of alkaloids, especially reserpine.