Vinca major - Greek Periwinkle

❏ Binomial Name : Vinca major L.

❏ Synonym : Vinca grandiflora,Vinca ovatifolia

❏ Family : Apocynaceae

❏ Common Name : Greek Periwinkle

Vinca major Description

Herb, Stems to 30 cm. Leaf blade elliptic, ovate, base truncate or subcordate, margin ciliate with hairs 0.1-1 mm; lateral veins to 5 pairs. Pedicel 3-5 cm. Sepals narrowly triangular, densely ciliate. Corolla bluish purple, limb 3-5 cm in diam., lobes obliquely truncate. Anthers short, applanate, apex puberulent. Follicles spreading, 5 cm. Fl. Mar-May

Vinca major Medicinal uses:

❀ A homeopathic remedy is made from the fresh leaves

❀ It is used in the treatment of haemorrhages

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