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Madagascar Periwinkle
(redirected from Vinca rosea)

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Madagascar Periwinkle
A subtropical plant that contains anticancer alkaloids: vinblastine, vincristine
Herbal medicine MP has been to manage stings and bleeding, and as a gargle for sore throat and respiratory complaints See Herbal medicine
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Key words: Screening for antineoplastic activity, Agrobacteriuin tumefaciens tumor indiction assay Introduction Traditional medicine based on folklore and anecdotal information has produced leads for new antitumor and antibiotic drugs (Wedge and Camper, 1999), Vinca rosea was traditionally used for diabetes and was found to decrease white blood cell counts (Lippincott and Lippincott, 1975).
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The drug was developed from extracts of the Vinca rosea plant, known as the Madagascar or common periwinkle, as was another cancer therapeutic, vinblastine.
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