Assertion: periwinkle's alkaloid | /r/AtLocation | the roots of indian snakeroot
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text: In the beginning, scientists were mostly interested in the blood pressure lowering properties of vincamine which has similar medicnal properties as reserpine, an alkaloid found in the roots of Indian snakeroot (Rauwolfia serpentina) and the poison devil’s-pepper (Rauwolfia vomitoria).