名詞 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
   同義詞：rauvolfia

rau.wol.fi.a

n.（名詞）
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.
蘿芙木：蘿芙木屬 的任一熱帶樹木或灌木，尤指亞洲東南部的 印度蘿芙木 ，其根部可用于起鎮(zhèn)靜作用的生物堿制劑，如蛇根堿

來源：
New Latin Rauwolfia [genus name]
現代拉丁語 Rauwolfia [屬名]
after Leonhard Rauwolf (died 59'), German botanist
源自利昂德 羅夫 （卒于59'年），德國植物學家