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.