Rauwiloid Pharm.
(ˈraʊwɪlɔɪd)
[f. rauwolfia + -iloid.]
A proprietary name for a hypotensive preparation containing a number of alkaloids extracted from Rauvolfia serpentina (rauwolfia).
| 1953 Trade Marks Jrnl. 15 July 616/2 Rauwiloid... Medicinal tablets for the treatment of hypertension. Riker Laboratories Inc... City of Los Angeles. 1953 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 13 Oct. 295/1 Rauwiloid... Claims use since Oct. 28, 1952. 1954 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 17 July 1027/1 The treatment of hypertension of varying degrees of severity with alseroxylon (Rauwiloid). 1956 [see raudixin]. 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 in divided doses. |