Rauvolfia densifolia

Rauvolfia densifolia also known as Ekaveriya is a shrub growing up to 12 ft tall, with milky juice. Leaves are borne in whorls of 3-4, near the ends of the branches, very variable in size, 3-9 x 1-3 inch. Leaves are invert-lanceshaped or obovate, long-pointed, hairless, light-green above, paler beneath, base tapering; main nerves 8-20 pairs. Leaf stalks are 1-2 cm long. Flowers are white or pink , appearing with the young leaves, in lax few-flowered corymb-like cymes. Cymes occur several together, on 1.8-6 cm long stalks. Flower stalks are slender, 6-9.5 mm long. Sepal cup is 4-4.5 mm long, with 2.5-3 mm long, lanceshaped sepals. Flower tube is 7-9 mm long, slightly longer than the petals, inflated at the top. Petals are elliptic-oblong, rounded at the tip. Fruits occur generally in pairs, free ellipsoid, 8-12 mm long, brownish-purple when ripe.

Ekaveriya Root is used to treat snake poisoning, malaria, and typhus. The roots are used to treat hypertension and as a sedative. Also uses as medicine for Insomnia, Hypertension, Pains, Epilepsy, Abdominal pains, Fevers, Dysmenorrhoea, Mental diseases, Tonsillitis, Skin diseases.

Rauvolfia densifolia is part of the catalog of ayurvedic medicinal plants of Sri Lanka.