Re: Learning about Vinca

Posted by Daniel H on January 17, 2015, 4:40 am, in reply to "Re: Learning about Vinca"
Edited by board administrator January 17, 2015, 4:49 am

More - be sure to read last link I put Catharanthus roseus into the PMC search box and got a lot of hits http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/?term=Catharanthus+roseus I put - medicine Catharanthus roseus - into Google I put C. roseus into Google and checked not only articles but videos and images. In the link Whats in a Name (last post) It says "All vinca flowers are simple: they are single, never double". The plants Dave and Debby posted are not single flowers nor are many of the images for Catharanthus roseus, so I don't know if it matters medicine wise. One photo titled Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) shows a woman picking plants with single flowers. Rosy Periwinkle (biopiracy) People, Plants and Profits I switched search terms to Rosy Periwinkle Rosy periwinkle: A life saving plant In Italy the rosy periwinkle was traditionally referred to as the “Flower of Death.” This is due to the extreme toxicity of the flower and the whole plant. While rosy periwinkle is a valuable medicine, it is also extremely poisonous. Consumption of the plant, other than in small amounts, can be fatal.

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