Periwinkle
(Vinca minor)
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Vinca
Species: minor. major
Names: Greater Periwinkle
Habitat: Indigenous to Southern Europe
Collection: This herb is collected in the spring.
Phytochemicals: ( )-quebrachamine, 1,2-dehydroaspidospermidine, 3-beta-glucosyloxy- 2-hydroxybenzoic-acid, 10-methoxy-deacetylakuammiline, 11-methoxy- eburnamonine, 11-methoxyvincamine, 14-epivincamine, 16-methoxy-20- oxo-1-vincadifformine, 16-methoxyminovincinine, 20-hydroxyvincamine, Alkaloids, Beta-sitosterol, Caoutchouc, Dambonitol, Deacetylakuammiline, Delphinidin-3,5-diglycoside, Dimethoxy-eburnamonine, Eburnamenine, Eburnamine, Eburnamonine, Epipleiocarpamine-n(4)-oxide, Epivincamine, Gentisinic-acid, Intybin, Isoburnamine, Isovincamine, Kaempferol-3- rhamnosylgalactoside-7-galactoside, L-bornesitol, L-glutamate-carboxylase, Methoxyminovincine, Minorine, Minovinceine, Minovincine, Minovincinine, Minovine, Myricetin-3-robinobioside-7-rhamnoside, N(1)-methyl-2beta, 16beta-dihydroakuammicine, N(4)-methochloride, N-methyl- quebrachamine, N-methylaspidospermine, O-protocatechuic-acid, Ornol, P-coumaric-acid, P-hydroxybenzoic-acid, Perivincine, Picrinine, Protocatechuic-acid, Pubesceine, Quercetin-3-rhamnoglucoside-7-beta- glucoside, Quercetin-3-robinobioside-7-rhamnoside, Reserpine, Robinin, Robinoside, Saponin, Strictamine, Tannin, Triacontane, Ursolic-acid, Vanillic-acid, Vincadifformine, Vincadine, Vincamedine, Vincamidine, Vincamine, Vincaminine, Vincaminoreine, Vincaminoridine, Vincaminorine, Vincanorine, Vincareine, Vincarorine, Vincatine, Vincesine, Vincine, Vincinine, Vincoridine, Vincorine, Vincoside, Vincristine, Vinine, Vinomine, Vinoxine, Vintsine
Part Used: Aerial parts.
| PERIWINKLE PLANT SUMMARY |
| Actions: | Astringent |
| Indications: | Periwinkle is an excellent all-round astringent that may be used internally or externally. Its main use is in the treatment of excessive menstrual flow, either during the period itself (menorrhagia) or with blood loss between periods (metrorrhagia). As with other remedies that effect the uterus, it can be used to address similar processes in the urinary system. Thus it can be used for cases hematuria. It can be used in digestive problems such as colitis or diarrhoea where it will act to reduce the loss of fluid or blood whilst toning the membranes. It may also be used in cases of nose bleed, bleeding gums, mouth ulcers or sore throats. It has a questionable reputation for aiding in the treatment of diabetes. |
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