Question

Which of the following trees is used for treating blood pressure?
(A) Jamun
(B) Kachnar
(C) Neem
(D) Snakeroot

Answer 1

Hint: It refers to a species of flower in the milkweed family Apocynaceae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent and East Asia (from India to Indonesia). It is also known as Rauvolfia that is a perennial undershrub majorly distributed in India in the sub-Himalayan regions up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).

Complete Answer:
Indian snakeroot refers to a plant. This plant's root is used to make medicine.
Indian snakeroot has been used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine in India, majorly for high blood pressure and mental illness. Also, one of the chemicals in Indian snakeroot is the same as a prescription drug known as reserpine. Reserpine has been used in order to treat mild as well as moderate high blood pressure, schizophrenia, and also some symptoms of poor circulation.
Indian snakeroot generally is used for curing mild high blood pressure, nervousness, trouble sleeping (insomnia), and mental disorders like agitated psychosis and insanity. Indian snakeroot is also used for treating snake and reptile bites, fever, constipation, feverish intestinal diseases, liver ailments, achy joints (rheumatism), fluid retention (edema), epilepsy, and at times as a tonic also for general debilities.
Indian snakeroot is generally considered safe when a standardized extract is used under the supervision of a healthcare professional trained in its use. Standardized Indian snakeroot consists of a set amount of medicine. The quality of reserpine and other chemicals in Indian snakeroot can range from plant to plant. Since the reserpine and other chemicals in Indian snakeroot might be toxic, the dose must be absolutely accurate and the side effects must be monitored by a trained healthcare professional. Side effects of this can range from mild to serious and include nasal congestion, stomach cramps, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, drowsiness, convulsions.
While indian snakeroot can also at times slow reaction and should not be used when driving or in the case of operating heavy machinery.

Hence, Option D is the correct answer.

Note:
The Indian snakeroot is also known as Rauvolfia serpentina, devil pepper, or serpentine wood. It consists of dozens of alkaloids of the indole alkaloid family, comprising ajmaline, ajmalicine, reserpine, and serpentine, among others.