There are eight known species. It is popularly known as Madagascar periwinkle. Seven are endemic to Madagascar, though one, C. roseus, is widely naturalized around the world.
It is widely used in temperate zones as an annual bedding plant and continues blooming throughout the season. Economic and other uses. BMC Complement Altern Med. It is small in size perennial herbaceous evergreen plant that was native to the Madagascar island. Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don a is known as the Madagascan periwinkle or the tropical periwinkle. broad glossy green hairless with a pale midrib and a short petiole about 1- 1.8 cm. Pattarachotanant N, Rakkhitawatthana V, Tencomnao T. Effect of Gloriosa superba and Catharanthus roseus extracts on IFN-γ-induced keratin 17 expression in HaCaT human keratinocytes. Muriel Le Roux, Françoise Guéritte, in Navelbine® and Taxotere®, 2017.
Catharanthus roseus is an evergreen subherb or herbaceous plant growing to 1 m. tall.
24. 2006;6:41.17184528. Catharanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae.Like the genus Vinca, they are known commonly as periwinkles. The name Catharanthus comes from the Greek for "pure flower". The leaves are oval to oblong, 2.5- 9.0 cm. Catharanthus roseus is most commonly associated with coastal habitats (e.g. 3.1.1 Creation of the genus Catharanthus. The most well known of the "vinca" alkaloids derived from C. roseus are vinblastine (vincaleukoblastine, Velban) and vincristine (leurocristine, Oncovin), which are now widely used pharmaceutical anticancer agents. Environmental and other impacts. An extensive body of literature exists on the clinical uses of the various purified alkaloids of Catharanthus. long and they are arranged in the opposite pairs. In addition to its medicinal uses, Catharanthus roseus is a popular ornamental plant. This subtropical flowering plant can be grown year round in warm regions. The botanical nomenclature C. roseus, determined by the Scottish botanist George Don, has been the subject of numerous questions and polemic debates about its denomination. The eighth species, C. pusillus, is native to India and Sri Lanka. long and 1- 3.5 cm. Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle) – CABI DRAVYAGUNA-VIJNANA Vol.2 (vegetable Drugs) by Prof. P.V.Sharma, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi, Sixteenth Edition:1995. Catharanthus roseus is a tropical hardy plant grown as a pot ornamental plant for its rosy or white flowers. Catharanthus roseus has anti-cancer effects and is traditionally used to treat diabetes, It is a popular ornamental plant in East Africa. Catharanthus roseus flower extract has wound-healing activity in Sprague Dawley rats. 9 th Chapter, Jwaraghnadi varga: Anti-cancer drugs (page no.-831)