English Name- Vinica rosa- Catharanthus roseus- Sadabahar.
Vinica rossa- is aherb common in India .it is found in amny parts of tropical world like USA, Australia, Africa and Sutheast Asia.
This plant is a member of Apocyanceae plant family.
This is a perennial under shrub, it grows to aheight 20-24 cm. the bark is cinnamon brown in colour. The leaves are glabrous. The flowers are white or pink, solitary or germinate. axillary.
The follicles are paired or narrowly linear, longitudinally ribbed and shortly beaked. The seeds are black, cylindric and ribbed. The flowering season is through out the year.
Usage-
In Ayurveda the leaves the seeds the flowers and the roots are used for treatment of leukemia, diabetes, menorrhagia.
Chemical obtained- Taubasin and serpentine from the root. Vincristine and vinblastin from leaves.
Known as other languages-
Hindi Name-sadabahar.
Marathi Name-sadafuli
Gujrathi Name-Baarmaasi
Malyalam Name-shavam Narri
Bengali Name- Nayantara
Sanskrit Name- sadafuli
Botanical Name-catharanthus roseus
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Vinica rossa- is aherb common in India .it is found in amny parts of tropical world like USA, Australia, Africa and Sutheast Asia.
This plant is a member of Apocyanceae plant family.
This is a perennial under shrub, it grows to aheight 20-24 cm. the bark is cinnamon brown in colour. The leaves are glabrous. The flowers are white or pink, solitary or germinate. axillary.
The follicles are paired or narrowly linear, longitudinally ribbed and shortly beaked. The seeds are black, cylindric and ribbed. The flowering season is through out the year.
Usage-
In Ayurveda the leaves the seeds the flowers and the roots are used for treatment of leukemia, diabetes, menorrhagia.
Chemical obtained- Taubasin and serpentine from the root. Vincristine and vinblastin from leaves.
Known as other languages-
Hindi Name-sadabahar.
Marathi Name-sadafuli
Gujrathi Name-Baarmaasi
Malyalam Name-shavam Narri
Bengali Name- Nayantara
Sanskrit Name- sadafuli
Botanical Name-catharanthus roseus
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