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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Catharanthus roseus

Common Name
Chawa Pshila; Rattanjot; Adorna Patio; Catalana; Soldier'S Palm; Cangrejera; Libertine; A'In Al Bazzun; Fleur Des Meres; Dominica; Coneja; Madagascar Periwinkle; Flor Boba; Fleurs Des Roches; Periwinkle; Gezayir Benefshesi; Mujer Vegana

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Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Ache(Tooth) Madagascar Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Ache(Tooth) Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Asthma Bahamas *
Bactericide Elsewhere *
Cancer Kurdistan Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Cancer Elsewhere *
Cancer Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Cardiotonic India Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Catarrh Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Ceguera Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Chest-Cold Bahamas *
Cold Bahamas *
Depurative Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Depurative Madagascar Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Diabetes Southafrica *
Diabetes Philippines *
Diabetes South Africa(Natal) *
Diabetes Trinidad *
Diabetes English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diabetes Elsewhere Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.