rosy periwinkle


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rosy periwinkle

n.
See Madagascar periwinkle.
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En Africa, un numero importante de conocimiento tradicional debe ser mencionado en esta narrativa de apropiacion; incluye la Rosy Periwinkle, el cactus Hoodia y el te Rooiba.
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Madagascar, for example, has the rosy periwinkle, a plant that produces two cancer-fighting substances and is native to the Indian Ocean nation.
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As a result of this research, ethnobotanists have recently found treatments for Hodgkin's disease and childhood leukaemia lurking in the chemistry of the rosy periwinkle, a small forest-floor plant from Madagascar.
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Rosy periwinkle Chemical extracts enable four out of five children with leukaemia to recover;
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The country has successfully commercialised the drug, rosy periwinkle (or Vinca Rosa).
South Africa: the rise of traditional medicine; At long last, the power of African traditional medicine is being recognised. South Africa has taken the lead by setting up a National Reference Centre for African Traditional Medicine in Cape Town to research into medicinal plants and establish an information system on African traditional medicines. Pusch Commey reports

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