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This group of alkaloids are mild hypotensive agents. They may be used either as various crude fractions or as the pure alkaloids (reserpine, rescinnamine, deserpidine). Reserpine is the most widely used.
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Trounce, J.R. (1970). Drugs Used in the Treatment of Hypertensive Disease. In: Trounce, J.R. (eds) A Guide to Drugs in Current Use. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5896-1_8
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