Rauwolfia Serpentina Root: uses, dosing, side effects & brands
Rauwolfia Serpentina Root is a medicine sold in the U.S. under 7 brand and generic names. Below: what the FDA label says, every product that contains it, what the pills look like, and its recall record.
Key facts
- Available as
- Tablet
- Sold as
- 7 products — Wolfina, Hiwolfia and Hyserpin, and others
- Prescription?
- Prescription only
- Generic available?
- Not in our catalog
Every rauwolfia serpentina root product we track (7)
Same active ingredient — different manufacturer, form, price and FDA recall record. That last one is what our independent score measures.
| # | Drug | Rating | Type | Form | Generic? | Pharmacy pays | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70/100 | Prescription | Tablet | No data | — | View → | |
| 2 | Not yet rated | Prescription | Tablet | No data | — | View → | |
| 3 | Not yet rated | Prescription | Tablet | No data | — | View → | |
| 4 | Not yet rated | Prescription | Tablet | No data | — | View → | |
| 5 | Not yet rated | Prescription | Tablet | No data | — | View → | |
| 6 | Not yet rated | Prescription | Tablet | No data | — | View → | |
| 7 | Not yet rated | Prescription | Tablet | No data | — | View → |
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Frequently asked questions
Can you take rauwolfia serpentina root with other medicines?
It depends on the medicine. We check it against the FDA labels rather than guessing: our interaction checker searches each drug's own label for the other and quotes what it says, naming the section it came from. Run rauwolfia serpentina root against whatever else you take — and remember that a label not naming a drug is not the same as that combination being safe.
What brand names is rauwolfia serpentina root sold under?
We track 7 rauwolfia serpentina root-containing products in the U.S.: Wolfina, Hiwolfia, Hyserpin, Koglucoid, Raudixin, Rauserpin and Rauval. They are the same active ingredient; they differ in form, manufacturer, price and FDA recall record.
What forms does rauwolfia serpentina root come in?
Across the brands we track, rauwolfia serpentina root is currently marketed as tablet, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory. Each form is dosed differently — follow the label for the exact product you were prescribed.
Is there a generic rauwolfia serpentina root?
We do not currently list a generic-labelled rauwolfia serpentina root product. That does not always mean none exists — it means none appears under a generic name in the FDA data we track. Ask your pharmacist.
Cite this page
- APA
- pharmaranks. (2026, July 24). Rauwolfia Serpentina Root: uses, dosing, side effects & brands. https://pharmaranks.com/drugs/rauwolfia-serpentina-root
- MLA
- “Rauwolfia Serpentina Root: uses, dosing, side effects & brands.” pharmaranks, 24 July 2026, https://pharmaranks.com/drugs/rauwolfia-serpentina-root.
We summarise public FDA and NIH sources — for a clinical claim, cite the primary source we link to as well.
Sources: FDA openFDA drug label, National Drug Code Directory, and Enforcement (recall) database. This page reproduces public FDA data and is not medical advice. Dosing is set by your prescriber.
Read the full FDA label for rauwolfia serpentina root on DailyMed (NIH) ↗.