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Plant Catharanthus roseus (Apocynaceae)

Common Names
Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
VINAPHAMINE 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
VINASPINE 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
VINBLASTINE 10 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VINCALEUKOBLASTINE 1 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
VINCAMICINE 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
VINCAMINE 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VINCARODINE 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
VINCATHICINE 1 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
VINCEINE 2 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
VINCOLIDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
VINCOLINE 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
VINCRISTINE 8 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VINDOLICINE 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
VINDOLIDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
VINDOLINE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VINDOLININE 2 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
VINDOROSINE 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
VINESESINE 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
VINOSIDINE 0 Root not available not available not available Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986.
VINSEDECINE 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Gonadotrophic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hemostat 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Hepatomagenic 1 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
Hepatoprotective 9 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
HIV-RT-Inhibitor 2 Garcia, J., Morin,* C., Nyasse, B., Sondengam, B-L., Tchouankeu, J-C., and Tsamo, E. Complete Structural Assignments Of An Ergosterol Derivative From Entandrophragma utile. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 136-142, 1991.
Hypertensive 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypocholesterolemic 2 LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
Hypoglycemic 10 Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipidemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 12 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Hypothermic 2 Duke, 1992 *
ICAM-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ileorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator 3 Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124.
Immunosuppressant 3 Duke, 1992 *
iNOS-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Inotropic 2 Duke, 1992 *