Raudixinn.
/raʊˈdɪksɪn/, U.S. /raʊˈdɪks(ə)n/ Pharmacology. Now rare.
A standardized preparation of the drug rauwolfia, consisting of the powdered dried root of Rauvolfia serpentina.Formerly a proprietary name in the U.S. and U.K.
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1953 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 19 July a33/2 E. R. Squibb and sons..have recently extracted from an Indian shrub called Rauwolfia serpentina a substance called Raudixin which can be given by mouth to help lower blood pressure.
1967 H. Beckman Dilemmas in Drug Therapy 175/1 Usual doses of the Rauwolfia preparations employed in treating hypertension are..alseroxylon (Rauwiloid), 2–4 mg. daily;..rauwolfia (Raudixin, Rauserpa, Rauval), 200–400 mg. daily.
1990 Analytica Chimica Acta 233 240/2 The Raudixin tablets were pre-washed with water to remove the coating.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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