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The leaves, and seeds of the perwinkle contain vincamine, a precursor to the chemical vinpocetine, which is used medicinally to enhance memory natural treatment for aging minds. Vincamine is sold as a chemical extract in supplement form, however herbalists prefer the whole herb be used in either extract or tea form. By using the whole herb you receive the balanced blend of healing chemicals found naturally occurring in the plant. Other folk medicine uses include diabetes, cough medicine, and as a stypic to stop bleeding.
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| Using periwinkle in the whole herb form does not pose a danger of interaction with blood thinners, however taking isolated extracts of vincamine and the chemical drug vinpocetine can pose risks and are not suited to unsupervised long term use. 1 |
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Preparation Methods & Dosage :Teas, tinctures, supplements
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Vinca minor
The flowers of the garden periwinkle are the inspiration of the laverder blue color name periwinkle, and this viny shrub is a popular and attractive ground cover with numerous cultivars,flower colours and variegated foliage.
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Related Species
Vinca rosea Syn. Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle
is an endangered species native to madagascar that was used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat numerous diseases, including diabetes,
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 Perwinkle has been used in the tradition medicine of many cultures and peoples worldwide including Europe, China, India and the Pacific and Caribbean Islands. |
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 Venus owns this herb, and saith, That the leaves eaten by man and wife together, cause love between them. The Periwinkle is a great binder, stays bleeding both at mouth and nose, if some of the leaves be chewed. The French used it to stay women's courses. Dioscorides, Galen, and ęgineta, commend it against the lasks and fluxes of the belly to be drank in wine. Nicholas Culpeper |
 In the Caribbean, practicioners of voodoo magic sew Perwinkle leaves into the mattress to keep husband and wife forever in love, and the home peaceful. They are sometimes mixed with magnolia leaves, which also have a reputationn of promoting faithfulness in love. The blue flowers of perwinkle are symbolic of spiritual peace and harmony. 2 |
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- Catherine Yronwode Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic: A Materia Magica of African-American Conjure, and Traditional Formulary (2002).
- Mountain Rose Herbs Perwinkle Profile
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