11-Desmethoxyreserpine;ester alkaloid isolated from Rauwolfia canescens (family Apocynaceae) with the same actions and uses as reserpine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(de-sur´pĭ-dēn) a rauwolfia alkaloid, administered orally as an antihypertensive agent.
Type: Term Pronunciation: dē-sĕr′pi-dēn Definitions: 1. Ester alkaloid isolated from Rauwolfia canescens (family Apocynaceae) with the same actions and uses as reserpine.
a purified alkaloid derived from rauwolfia, CHNO, used as an antihypertensive in mild cases of essential hypertension and also as a major tranquilizer for the symptomatic relief of agitated psychotic states.