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Catharanthus roseus
(redirected from Rosy Periwinkle)

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Noun1.Catharanthus roseus - commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowersCatharanthus roseus - commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
Cape periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Madagascar periwinkle, red periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Vinca rosea, periwinkle, old maid
Catharanthus, genus Catharanthus - small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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For example, as recently as the 1980s, the plant rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) gave rise to two important drugs, vinblastine and vincristine, which are used to treat Hodgkin's disease and childhood leukemia, respectively.
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He uses one drug--an extract from the endangered rosy periwinkle plant--to treat young cancer patients.
This land is whose land? by Freiman, Chana / Science World
One native herb, for example, the rosy periwinkle, has been found to be an effective treatment for childhood leukaemia and Hodgkin's disease, according to an article in Choices, the magazine of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Madagascar markets medicines by Wickware, Dana / African Business
 
 
 
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