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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

17 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:
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Vinca major Vinca major L.

MPNS Best Guess

 Vinca major L.
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Vinca major Vinca major L. Vinca major L.
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Vinca major L. Vinca major L. 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.
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Vinca minor L. Vinca minor L. Vinca minor L.
Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) Vinca minor L. Vinca minor L. Vinca minor L.
Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Catharanthus roseus Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Leaves, Roots
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
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don leaf, stem, root
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Catharanthus roseus (Linnaeus) 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
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don
Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Catharanthus roseus Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don
Non-Timber Forest Prod., NW District of Guyana (van Andel, 2000) Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don leaves, flowers
Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992) Catharanthus roseus Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don entire plant
Guyana’s Med. Ethnobot. (Austin et al., 1992) Catharanthus roseus (L.) Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don leaves

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

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
a'in al bazzun Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
adorna patio Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
banappuvu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barhamase phul Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
barvinok malyj Other GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
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 Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
catalana Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
cayenne jasmine Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chawa pshila Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
common periwinkle Other GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
coneja Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
creeping myrtle Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
dominica Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
dwarf periwinkle Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
fleur des meres Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
fleurs des roches Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
flor boba Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
ganeshana hoo Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gezayir benefshesi Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
greater periwinkle Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
hua ye man chang chun hua Other GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
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 GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
lesser periwinkle Other GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
libertine Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
madagascar periwinkle Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 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 Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
myrtle Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
never-done Other Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992)
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)
Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992)
old maid flower Other Non-Timber Forest Prod., NW District of Guyana (van Andel, 2000)
pervenche de madagascar Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
pervenche mineure Other GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
pervinca Other GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
pervinca minor whole Other Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
pervinca minore Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
petite pervenche Other GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
rattanjot Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
running-myrtle Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
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 Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 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 Other GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
vincapervinca menor Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
vintergröna Other GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
මිනීමල් Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
小蔓长春花 Other GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)