CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS

Plant Name: CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS (vinca rosea)

English Name: Madagaskar periwinkle

Local Name: Vinca rosea, Periwinkle, Vinca,

Family: Apocynaceae

Uses:
Derivatives from Periwinkle areused in a variety of medicines and treatments for human ailments including leukemia and hodgkins disease. Plants seed themselves into the landscape. It was used as a folk remedy for diabetes in Europe for centuries. In India, juice from the leaves was used to treat wasp stings. In Hawaii, the plant was boiled to make a poultice to stop bleeding. In China, it was used as an astringent, diuretic and cough remedy. In Central and South America, it was used as a homemade cold remedy to ease lung congestion and inflammation and sore throats.