Rustom Jal Vakil, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian cardiologist
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Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
About Rustom Jal Vakil
- Rustom Jal Vakil (17 July 1911 – 20 November 1974) was a cardiologist from India who was awarded a Padma Bhushan for his contributions to medicine.
- He was the first Indian to win a Lasker Award. Born in Bombay in 1911, Vakil completed his medical education in London.
- He pioneered the use of reserpine to control hypertension.
- Reserpine is derived from Indian Snakeroot, Rauwolfia serpentina, known in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh as Pagal-ki-dawa (‘‘medicine for the insane’’).
- It was later explored as a treatment for schizophrenia.
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