Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.06-01-2020

Bigleaf periwinkle

Plant

Family

Apocynaceae

English

Bigleaf periwinkle, Blue periwinkle, Greater periwinkle, Greater periwinkleel, Large, Large leaf periwinkle, Large periwinkle, Lesser periwinkle, Periwinkle, Vinca

Latin

Vinca major L.

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Adstringent, Anti-hypertensive, Aperient, Arterial hypertension, Astrigent, Astringent, Bitter, Bitter Tonic, Calmative, Calming of nerves, catharic, Cathartic, circulation disorder, circulation problems, circulatory disorders, Circulatory disturbance, circulatory problems, Diseases of circulatory system, Diseases of the circulatory system, good for the stomach, Herbal tonic, High blood pressure, hypertension, Hyper tensive, laxative, Lowers bloodpressure, movements of the bowel, Pungent, Purgative, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, relaxes the nervous system, Sedative, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, stomach atony, stomach debility, Stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, Tonic, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Vasodilator, weak stomach

Homoeopathically uses

bleeding, haemorrhage, homoeopathically use, Homoeopathically uses, skin rashes

Warnings

Poison, Poisonous, Toxic

Other uses

detergent

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn1349

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