Vinca Rosea
Family Name : APOCYNACEAE
Botanical Name : VINCA ROSEA
Common Name : PERIWINKLE,
MADAGASCAR PERIWINKLE, SADABAHAR
Part Used : LEAVES, ROOTS
Habitat : Grows throughout
India and found as an escape in waste places and sandy tracts.
Uses : Its alkaloids are
hypotensive, sedative and have tranquilising properties and are anti cancerous.
It helps in relieving muscle pain, depression of central nervous system
and wasps stings.
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