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-Subject: Rauwolfia

B In a couversation at with C and in connection vith ARTICHOKE aud other natters, the conversation at one time turned to the C matter of Rauvolfia. reaarked somethin: to the effect that Rauwolfia had.a strong potentiating effect in C comnection tith alcohol or when so far as the writer renembers attributed this to used with alcohol.

C 31 January 1955

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J,T: emolfin Cerpeutina

epntebly

fhis is a n-tive Indian plant shich has/rourkablo psychorenic urlitice. iany Unibed tates cherdical houses inelulin: Seuibb ná Caba are rttorpting to 'ring cut choricrl ottrocts frem this plent or to snthesise tho die. Sorn of Ahe trde nsmos beinz used are Reserpin and Jerpesil..

The hrvg arparently has masing,relaxing, selativemolities. It, is reported that in anirrls it vill convert a :iolently a ressive n orous cenditien to a conletely docile one. Il: is ra orted that an crens apes have been rendered haridess in very shert covicis of Lire by vse of this drue. Phere is houevor very little. inforrption en its use e r eltheu-h there is. robaily some informtion amilable in India In this connection.

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