The Madagascar periwinkle, also known as the rosy periwinkle, is a small flowering plant that grows as a herb or compact shrub. Native to the island of Madagascar, this plant has long been valued ...

One such species is Catharanthus roseus, commonly known as ‘periwinkle’, which contains alkaloids which are widely used in the treatment of breast, lung, and testicular cancer, as well as childhood ...

If you live in USDA hardiness zones 10 through 11, you can grow this species as a perennial. In colder zones, gardeners normally use it as an annual and plant it after the danger of frost has passed.

This video transcription highlights the potential of using natural remedies derived from flowers to manage diabetes. It mentions specific flowers such as dahlias, Madagascar periwinkle, and banana ...

Madagascar periwinkle, also known as Sadabahar, can help lower blood sugar levels. However, taking them along with diabetes medication is unsafe and can lower blood sugar dangerously.

Take Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus), popularly known as annual vinca. It’s actually a perennial but is typically grown as a summer annual.

This chemotherapeutic can be directly extracted from leaves of the Madagascar periwinkle plant (Catharanthus roseus), but that takes a lot of leaves, because only 0.00025% of their dry weight is ...

Consuming ten leaves of Madagascar periwinkle pink daily helps to maintain control over diabetes and blood pressure. Both its flowers and leaves are valuable. Its juice is extracted for medicinal use.