Catharanthus roseus is also known as marigold, four seasons of spring, rising day by day, red rock head and thirty thousand flowers. Taiwan Province Province has bred many varieties, and the bigger the flowers, the greater the breeding trend. In the use of Chinese herbal medicines, the whole herb has the effects of relieving pain, diminishing inflammation, sleeping, relaxing bowels and diuresis. There are also doctors who include the compound prescription for treating cancer as the only medicine, possibly considering its anti-tumor components. The toxicity of the whole plant needs to be considered. Eating by mistake will cause leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, muscle weakness, quadriplegia and other symptoms. The alkaloids contained in its milk, such as vinblastine and vincristine, are extracted and used as chemotherapy drugs for various cancers, such as leukemia and Hodgkin's disease.
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catharanthus roseus
Latin scientific name
catharanthus roseus
Another name
Ri Ri Chun, Ri Ri Cao, Ri Ri Xin, 30,000 Flowers, Four Seasons Spring, Stone Bell Flower, Yan Laihong
Binomial nomenclature/system
catharanthus roseus
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plant kingdom
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Vascular endothelial cell
summary
Magnolia
subclass
synaptosome
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Luxury order
The branch of academic or vocational research.
apocynaceae
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Frangipaninae
nationality
Egg flower family
belong to
catharanthus roseus
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catharanthus roseus
Distribution area
Africa, subtropics, tropics and East China, Southwest China and South China of Chinese mainland.