rauwolfia

名词 rauwolfia:

1. any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina
2. any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers; yield substances used medicinally especially as emetics or purgatives or antihypertensives
   同义词：rauvolfia

rau.wol.fi.a

n.（名词）
Any of various tropical trees and shrubs of the genusRauvolfia, especially R. serpentina, of southeast Asia, the root of which is the source of tranquilizing alkaloid drugs such as reserpine.
萝芙木：萝芙木属 的任一热带树木或灌木，尤指亚洲东南部的 印度萝芙木 ，其根部可用于起镇静作用的生物碱制剂，如蛇根碱

来源：
New Latin Rauwolfia [genus name]
现代拉丁语 Rauwolfia [属名]
after Leonhard Rauwolf (died 59'), German botanist
源自利昂德 罗夫 （卒于59'年），德国植物学家