Family Name: Apocynaceae
Botanical Name(s): Vinca Rosea
Popular Name(s): Periwinkle, Madagascar Periwinkle, Sadabahar
Parts Used: Leaves and Roots.
Habitat: Grows throughout India and found as an escape in waste places and sandy tracts.
Description: The plants grow one or two feet high and have a glossy, dark green leaves (1-2 inches long) with flowers throughout the summers. The blooms of the natural wild plants are a pale pink with a purple "eye" in their centers.
Uses: Its alkaloids are Hypotensive, sedative and have tranquilizing properties and are anti cancerous. It helps in relieving muscle pain, depression of central nervous system and wasps’ stings.