Serpentina Root Tea Bag

Botanical Name: Serpentina rauwolfia

Indian snakeroot (Serpentina) is a plant. The root is used to make medicine.

Indian snakeroot is used for mild high blood pressure, nervousness, trouble sleeping (insomnia), and mental disorders such as agitated psychosis and insanity. Indian snakeroot is also used for snake and reptile bites, fever, constipation, feverish intestinal diseases, liver ailments, achy joints (rheumatism), fluid retention (edema), epilepsy, and as a tonic for general debilities.

One of the chemicals in Indian snakeroot is the same as a prescription drug called reserpine. Reserpine is used to treat mild to moderate hypertension, schizophrenia, and some symptoms of poor circulation.

Indian snakeroot contains chemicals such as reserpine that decrease heart rate and blood pressure.