Scientific name
Vinca rosea, syn. Catharanthus roseus
Family
Apocynaceae
Origin
Tropical Africa, Madagascar
Parts Used
A drug consisting of the aerial parts of the plant or the whole plant
Chemical constituents
- Alkaloids (vincristine, vinblastine, vindoline, vindesine, catharanthin).
Vinca in Herbalist: Property of Vinca
Vinca is a plant not used as such in phytotherapy, but from which important active ingredients used in oncology as powerful anticancer agents are extracted, in particular in leukemic chemotherapy.
