Sword-shaped Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
剑状长春花jiàn zhuàng cháng chūn huāJianzhuangchangchunhua
Catharanthus roseus · Plant
2
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains toxic alkaloids; avoid ingestion.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Sword-shaped Periwinkle for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Diabetes SyndromeInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Sword-shaped 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.
- Benefit Antimicrobial63 records, 13 in people
- Benefit Heart14 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Immune Anti-cancer241 records, 57 in people
- Diabetes Syndrome43 records, 14 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome30 records, 6 in people