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

 Catharanthus roseus (Apocynaceae)

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Common name(s)
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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Uses 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 Madagascar Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Depurative Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Diabetes Philippines *
Diabetes South Africa(Natal) *
Diabetes Trinidad *
Diabetes English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diabetes Southafrica *
Diabetes Elsewhere Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.