Health and Other Benefits of Sarpagandha

  • Sarpagandha is used for the treatment of paranoia, schizophrenia, and hypertension.
  • In serpant bite, the powder of Sarpagandha roots is given orally, as well as, applied on the site of bite
  • It relieves itching in Urticaria
  • Specially in snake bite, it is extensively used as antidote
  • The Rauvolfia herb is the best remedy for high blood pressure and it has been adapted by medical fraternity in most countries
  • It relieves tension, anxiety and worry and fat people especially find it effective. Whenever a patient is extremely irritable and is behaving in an unruly manner, Sarpagandha has been found effective. However, it should be used with great care in the case of the debilitated, or those habitually depressed.
  • It relieves constipation in the case of patients suffering from hypertension as also headache. While it is used, a little chill or cold, and sometimes sneezing, may be observed in some cases.
  • Nerves Sarpagandha’s sedative properties are legendary. It nourishes majja dhatu and reduces vatato benefit insomnia and agitation. It is also used in manic psychological disturbance as a sedating tranquilliser.
  • Heart Its affinity for the blood takes it directly to the heart. It swiftly dilates the blood vessels, causing high blood pressure to drop and the heart rate to reduce. Use drop-by-drop doses until the blood pressure has reduced.
  • It is a symptomatic remedy that treats the high blood pressure via the nervous system and so benefits high blood pressure caused by high vata and arteriosclerosis. It should be used with a diuretic to prevent fluid retention.
  • Sarpagandha can cause diarrhoea, low libido and weight gain in larger doses.
  • Because of Ushna Virya and Tikta Guna Sarpagandha acts as an appetizer, digestive, cholagogue, anthelmintic, hence it is used in loss of appetite, helminthiasis etc.
  • Sarpagandhareduces the heart rate and dilates blood vessels with lowering of blood pressure. Because of this special property of reducing the blood pressure, it is a universally known medicine for high blood pressure.