Western Herbalism
Greater periwinkle
Vinca major
Also known as Lesser periwinkle.
Leaves contain vincamine, but the entire plant is used sometimes Combines well with Capsella bursa-pastoris, Geraneum maculatum, Agrimonia Calming nervine Do not use within 2 weeks of surgery Vinca alkaloids used to make the chemotherapeutic and immunosuppressive drugs vinblastine, vincristine, videsine, and vinorelbine, are isolated from a different plant, Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle
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Indications what the tradition reached for it in
- Arteriosclerosis
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Headache (sharp, one-sided)
- Menorrhagia
- Metrorrhagia
- Dementia (vascular)
- Vertigo
- Presbycusis
- Cardiovascular tonic
- Cerebrovascular insufficiencies
- Tinnitus
- Speech disorders
- Hysteria
- Hematuria
- Hypertension
- Primary degenerative dementia
- Restlessness
- Cerebral circulatory impairment
- Diarrhea
- Irritability
- Epistaxis
- Sore throat
- Cerebrovascular disorders
- Migraine (sharp, one-sided)
- Mouth ulcer
- Colitis
- Anxiety
- Bleeding
- Cold extremities
- Hemorrhage
Safety
Low dose botanical. Used in drop doses in the classical practice; not a plant to dose freely.
Pregnancy: Pregnancy Caution
Breastfeeding: Lactation (source flag notSafeInLactation)
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Dosing as the sources wrote it
| Preparation | As written | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Tincture (1:2-1:3) | 1-2 ml TID | 1-2 mL |
| Infusion: 1 tsp leaf/c TID (best ingested after meals for diarrhea) | ||
| Dried/capsules | Dried/capsules (vincamine): 40-80 mg/d (dose 20-40 days at least | 40-80 mg |
Doses are reproduced from the sources for practitioners and are not a recommendation for any person.
From the sources
Clinical Notes. Leaves contain vincamine, but the entire plant is used sometimes Combines well with Capsella bursa-pastoris, Geraneum maculatum, Agrimonia Calming nervine Do not use within 2 weeks of surgery Vinca alkaloids used to make the chemotherapeutic and immunosuppressive drugs vinblastine, vincristine, videsine, and vinorelbine, are isolated from a different plant, Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle
primary-actions. Greater periwinkle acts primarily as: Astringent, Hemostatic, Circulatory stimulant, Nootropic. Secondary actions include Nervine, Sedative, Hypotensive, Vasodilation.
indications. Greater periwinkle is traditionally indicated for: Arteriosclerosis, Inflammatory bowel disease, Headache (sharp, one-sided), Menorrhagia, Metrorrhagia, Dementia (vascular), Vertigo, Presbycusis, Cardiovascular tonic, Cerebrovascular insufficiencies, Tinnitus, Speech disorders, Hysteria, Hematuria, Hypertension, and 23 further conditions.
constituents. Notable constituents of Greater periwinkle include: Indole alkaloids: chief alkaloid is vincamine (also found in Catharanthus roseus), also contains reserpine, reserpinine, vincine, apovincamine, vincadifformin, flavonoids, beta-sitosterol, and tannins.
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