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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Vinca minor

Common Name
Cezayirmeneksesi; Common Periwinkle; Vincapervinca

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Hypertension Europe *
Lactifuge Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Lactogogue Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Menorrhagia Elsewhere *
Phthisis Elsewhere *
Piles Elsewhere *
Scalp Elsewhere *
Scurvy Europe *
Sedative Elsewhere *
Skin Elsewhere *
Spasmolytic Elsewhere *
Tea Elsewhere *
Tonic Elsewhere *
Tonic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tumor(Uvula) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.