Long-leaved Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)

长叶长春花cháng yè cháng chūn huāChangyechangchunhua

Catharanthus roseus · Plant

Catharanthus roseus
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2
Indications
5
With studies in people

Cautions

Contains toxic alkaloids; avoid ingestion.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Long-leaved Periwinkle for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Diabetes SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Long-leaved Periwinkle does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit HeartBenefit Immune Anti-cancer

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Catharanthus roseus and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.