Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Periwinkle : Benefits and Uses
Common Name : Periwinkle, Sadaphuli (India), Tapak Dara (Indonesia), Chang Chun Hua (Cina), Rumput Jalang (Malaysia).
Scientific Name :
Vinca rosea, or Catharantus roseus
Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) is believed as a deterrent and penumpas cancer cells. Plants that still belongs to the family Apocynaceae or frangipani contains two classes of compounds that vinca alkaloids vincristine and vinblastine are potent inhibit the multiplication and spread of cancer cells.
Vincristine is used as a treatment of bronchial cancer, malignant tumor of the kidney, breast cancer, and various types of malignant tumors that initially attacks the nerves and muscles. This plant also contains alkaloids that are believed to dissolve cabtharanthin nuclei of cancer cells.
Phytochemicals
These are typical phytochemicals found in periwinkle : monoterpenes, vincamine, vincine.
Benefits of Periwinkle
Periwinkle is not often used as herbal medicine because of its side effects. Periwinkle is often used by the pharmaceutical industry to extract the phytochemical vincamine. Vincamine can be used to treat cerebrovascular disorders such as dizziness and memory loss.
Studies have shown that vincamine acts by reducing the blood pressure and increasing the blood flow to the brain.
Other facts
Periwinkle is a common garden plant and is often planted in shady places where lawn does not grow.
These are typical phytochemicals found in periwinkle : monoterpenes, vincamine, vincine.
Benefits of Periwinkle
Periwinkle is not often used as herbal medicine because of its side effects. Periwinkle is often used by the pharmaceutical industry to extract the phytochemical vincamine. Vincamine can be used to treat cerebrovascular disorders such as dizziness and memory loss.
Studies have shown that vincamine acts by reducing the blood pressure and increasing the blood flow to the brain.
Other facts
Periwinkle is a common garden plant and is often planted in shady places where lawn does not grow.
Uses
Periwinkle herb as a medicine :
Boil 22 leaves tread virgin and fennel fruit (Foeniculum vulgare) and bark pulasari (Alyxia reinwardti) with three glasses of water. Sprinkle brown sugar to taste. After boiling down to half, strain. Herb drink 3 times a day and a half cup each. Treatment for at least a month.
Diabetes:
5 tread virgin leaves brewed with one cup boiling water. Let stand until cool. Then drink.
Hypertension :
Leaves footprint as much as 6-15 gram virgin boiled dry. After chilling, drinking.
Leukemia :
Boil five cups of water with 15 grams of Periwinkle plants were washed to the remaining 1-2 glasses. Once cool, strain the mixture and drink several times to run out in one day.
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