Plant |
English |
Lesser periwinkle, "myrtle", Blue buttons, Common perivinkle, Common periwinkle, Devil'seye, Dwarf periwinkle, Joy on the ground, Myrtle, Periwinkle, Running-myrtle, Sorcerer's violet, Vinca, Vinca minor |
Latin |
Vinca minor L. |
Plantparts | Bark, foliage, Juice, Leaf, Sap, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
100-day cough, abscess, Abscesses, Adstringent, Aids digestion, Alopecia, Amygdalitis, Anti-abscess, Anti-alopecic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-eczemic, Antihemorrhagic, Anti-hypertensive, Antihæmorrhagic, Antiinflammatory, Antiphogistic, Anti-Rheumatic, antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Arterial hypertension, arthritis, Astrigent, Astringent, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, baktericidal, Baldness, benificial effect on the digestion, bites from poisonous animals, Bitter, Bitter Tonic, Bleeding Stancher, Boil, Boils, Calmative, Calming of nerves, cardiac atony, cardiac debility, cardiac lassitude, cardiac stimulant, check bleeding, chronically gastric catarrh, chronic gastritis, chronic intestinal catarrh, chronic rheumatism, circulation disorder, circulation problems, circulatory disorders, circulatory disturbance, circulatory problems, cleanses the kidneys, convulsive state, cough, Coughing, Coughs, cramp, Cramps, Cutaneous Eruptions, Dental Analgesic, Dental pain, diaorrhea, diarrhea, diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, Diseases of circulatory system, Diseases of the circulatory system, disinfectant, dispepsia, diuretic, dyspepsia, eczema, Emetic, Epistaxis, eruption, Eupeptic, excema, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, expels the slimy fluids from the bladder, expels the slimy fluids from the liver, festing wounds, furuncle, Furuncles, Gastritis, gastrointestinal, Gastrointestinal disorder, Good for digestion, good for the stomach, haemostatic, heart stimulant, heart weakening, Hemostat, hemostatic, Herbal tonic, high blood pressure, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, Hæmostatic, improves digestion, increase growth of the hair, indigestion, induce vomiting, infected sores, Infected Sores and Wounds, infected wounds, inflammation in stomach, inflammation of stomach, Inflammation of the tonsils, inhibit bleeding, Insomnia, internal bleeding, internal haemorrhage, Lowers bloodpressure, Mucolytic agent, Nasal bleeding, Nosebleed, Nosebleeding, nose-bleeds, Pertussis, Pick-me-up, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Promoting growth of hair, Psychostimulants, Pungent, Rash, Rashes, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, reduce inflammation, relaxes the nervous system, relax spasms, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, sedative, septic wounds, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, skin rashes, sleeplessness, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, sores, spasm, Spasmolytic, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, stimulant, Stimulants, stimulates digestion, stimulating, Stiptic, stomach atony, stomach debility, stomachic, Stomach inflammation, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, Stop bleeding, Stops bleeding, strenghten heartbeat, styptic, Tonic, tonsilitis, Tonsillitis, Tooth ache, tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Traumatic injury, unclean boils, Used as an antiseptic, Used as a stimulant, Used in the treatment of cough, vomitive, Warming digestive, weak stomach, Whooping cough, Wound, wound care, wound festering, wounds, wound treatment |
Cancer |
Anti-leukemic, Blood cancer, cancer (leukemia), leukaemia, leukemia |
Women's diseases |
Absence of a menstrual period, Amenorrhea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, encourages menstruation, promote the onset of menstruation |
Homoeopathically uses |
bleeding, haemorrhage, homoeopathically use, Homoeopathically uses, skin rashes, weeping skin rashes |
Warnings |
do not self-administer, Not suitable for pregnant women, Poison, Poisonous, should not be taken when pregnant, Toxic |
Other uses |
detergent |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Religion, Magic & Witchcraft |
Magic, magic power, magic use, Witchcraft, Witchery |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in Cyprus |
Ingredients |
| | 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, alkaloid, Beta-Sitosterol, Bitter Components, Carotene, flavonoid, fructose, Lactucopicrin, Natural rubber, P-Coumaric acid, Poison, potassium, Protocatechuic acid, Reserpine, saponin, Sodium salts, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents, terpene, Ursolic acid, Vanillic acid, vincamine, vincine, vincristine |
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