Madagascar Periwinkle, Cape Periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, Apocynaceae. Madagascar, Africa. Aka Chatas, Chula, Cooler icy Pink Vinca.

---

Madagascar Periwinkle, Cape Periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, Apocynaceae. Madagascar, Africa. . Aka Chatas, Chula, Cooler icy Pink Vinca, Cooler red Vinca, Cooler Apricot Vinca, Cooler Coconut Vinca, Cooler Grape Vinca, Cooler Orchid Vinca, Cooler Peppermint Vinca, Madagascar Periwinkle, Old-Maid, Rose Periwinkle, Rosy Periwinkle, Titan Polka Dot vinca, Vinca. Cultivated for medicine. Decoction of all parts is used in the treatment of malaria, skin diseases, Hodgkin's disease, diarrhea , hypertension, and diabetes. Chemicals from its leaves are the source of two major anti-cancer drugs. Vincristine is used to treat childhood leukemia, and vinblastine helps patients with Hodgkin's disease and other cancers.

---

Size: 4416px × 3024px
Location: Madagascar
Photo credit: © Florapix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -maid, africa, anti-cancer, apocynaceae, apricot, botanical, botany, cancer, cape, catharanthus, chatas, childhood, chula, coconut, cooler, cultivated, decoction, diabetes, diarrhea, disease, diseases, dot, drug, drugs, flora, florapix, flower, flowers, grape, green, hodgkins, hypertension, icy, inflorescence, leaf, leaves, leukemia, madagascan, madagascar, major, malaria, medical, medicinal, medicine, natural, nature, orchid, peppermint, periwinkle, pink, plant, plants, polka, red, rose, roseus, rosy, skin, titan, treatment, vinblastine, vinca, vincristine