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Ethnobotanical Plant Vinca minor

Common Name
Cezayirmeneksesi; Common Periwinkle; Vincapervinca

Activities

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
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bactericide Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Carminative Europe Duke, 1992 *
Catarrh Eurasia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Collyrium Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Depurative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Depurative Eurasia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Depurative Europe Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic Europe Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Eczema Eurasia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Emetic Europe Duke, 1992 *
Hemostat Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Hemostat Europe Duke, 1992 *
Hemostat Eurasia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Homeopathy Eurasia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Hypertension Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *