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Non-scientific name:

periwinkle

3 Accepted name(s) for "periwinkle":

Accepted name
Vinca major L.
Vinca minor L.
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don

12 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Drug form: Plant parts:
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Vinca major L. Vinca major L. Vinca major L.
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Vinca major Vinca major L. Vinca major L.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Vinca major Vinca major L.

MPNS Best Guess

 Vinca major L.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Vinca minor L. Vinca minor L. Vinca minor L.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Vinca minor L. Vinca minor L. Vinca minor L.
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) Vinca minor L. Vinca minor L. Vinca minor L.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Catharanthus roseus (L.)G.Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don
Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Catharanthus roseus Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Leaves, Roots
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Catharanthus roseus (Linnaeus) G. Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don leaf, stem, root
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Whole plant, leaf
Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Catharanthus roseus Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don

65 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "periwinkle":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
a'in al bazzun Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
adorna patio Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
banappuvu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barhamase phul Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
batla hoo Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
begraafplaasblom Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
bili kaasi kanigalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
billaganneru Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bindigegida Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cangrejera Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
catalana Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
cayenne jasmine Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chawa pshila Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
common periwinkle Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
coneja Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
creeping myrtle Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
dominica Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
dwarf periwinkle Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
fleur des meres Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
fleurs des roches Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
flor boba Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
ganeshana hoo Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gezayir benefshesi Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
greater periwinkle Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
ikhwinini Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
isishushlungu Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kempu kaasi kanigalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kempu kaayi kanagilu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kleines immergrün Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
lesser periwinkle Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
libertine Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
madagascar periwinkle Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
minie mal Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
mujer vegana Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
myrtle Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
nithyakalyani Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nityakalyani Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
old maid Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pervenche de madagascar Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
pervinca minore Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
petite pervenche Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
rattanjot Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
running-myrtle Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sada bahar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sada-bahar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sadaa mallige Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sadaa pushpa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sadabahar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sadaphool Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sadaphuli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sadapushpi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
savanari Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
soldier's palm Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
sudukattu mallikai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thinbaw-ma-hnyo-pan Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
thinbaw-ma-hnyo-pan- aphyu Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
thinbaw-ma-hnyoe Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
thuruku mallige Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ukhaji swan Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
usamalari Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vinca Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
vinca minor Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
vincae minoris folium Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
vincapervinca menor Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
මිනීමල් Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)