Overview Information
Rauvolfia vomitoria is a shrub found mainly in West Africa. The roots, leaves, and stem are used in medicine.
People use Rauvolfia vomitoria for convulsions, fever, weakness, inability to sleep, mental disorders, pain, arthritis, cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes, and health of the stomach, intestines, and liver. It is also used to promote sleepiness and vomiting.
Rauvolfia vomitoria is applied to the skin for snake bites, skin infections, and swelling.
It is placed in the rectum for worms in the intestine and for menstrual pains.
In western countries such as the U.S. and Canada, Rauvolfia vomitoria is used in some workout supplements. Countries including Canada and others have banned supplements containing Rauvolfia vomitoria extract from the market. This is because some Rauvolfia vomitoria extracts contain high levels of chemicals that are prescription drugs.
How does it work?
Rauvolfia vomitoria has been used as a traditional medicine in Western Africa. It contains chemicals that lower blood pressure, kill cancer cells and bacteria, and help with brain function. It is not completely clear which chemicals are the most important in Rauvolfia vomitoria or exactly how they might work together.
Uses & Effectiveness
Insufficient Evidence for
- Diabetes. Early research shows that drinking a beverage made from the leaves and stems of Rauvolfia vomitoria and the fruit of bitter orange helps reduce levels of blood sugar following a meal in some people with diabetes. But it doesn’t seem to improve fasting or average blood sugar.
- Psychosis. Early research shows that taking Rauvolfia vomitoria root powder daily for 6 weeks improves symptoms of psychosis in some people. But it also seems to cause shakiness, jerky movements, or slower movements in some people. These side effects are similar to those of medications for mental conditions (antipsychotic drugs).
- Arthritis.
- Cancer.
- Convulsions.
- Fever.
- High blood pressure.
- Inability to sleep and to promote sleepiness.
- Liver health.
- Mental health.
- Pain.
- Skin infections.
- Snake bites.
- Stomach and intestinal disorders.
- Weakness.
- Other uses.
More evidence is needed to rate the effectiveness of Rauvolfia vomitoria for these uses.
Side Effects & Safety
Rauvolfia vomitoria is POSSIBLY UNSAFE when taken by mouth. Taking Rauvolfia vomitoria dried root powder can cause shakiness, jerky movements, or slower movements in some people. These effects are similar to side effects of medications for mental conditions (antipsychotic drugs). Rauvolfia vomitoria also contains chemicals that have been shown to affect the heart and blood vessels, causing low blood pressure and slow heart rate. Other possible side effects of these chemicals include stomach problems, drowsiness, dizziness, and other problems with the brain and nervous system.
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