Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Catharanthus pusillus
Scientific Name and Description
Catharanthus pusillus (MURR.) G. DON
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Lochnera pusilla K.SCHUM.
Vinca parviflora RETZ.
Vinca pusilla MURR.
Vinca parviflora RETZ.
Vinca pusilla MURR.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Kannada | bili kaasi kanigalu |
| Malayalam | cupa-vela, kapavila |
| Marathi | ran-kel, tiloni |
| Sanskrit | sadampuspa, sanghaphuli, sangkhaphuli, sangkhi |
| Tamil | chetthai, kapa-vila, milakayc cakkalatti, paalaich, sangkhaphuli |
| Telugu | billa ganneru, erri mirapa, gaddipoolu, gulvidi, kanupoolaku, sukbanda, sukka bommi, yerri mirapa |
| Common Name | tiny periwinkle |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Catharanthus pusillus (Murray) G. Don
Habit- Herb
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Rheumatic pain and inflammation of joints; against lumbago and sciatica.
Treatment - General
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Catharanthus pusillus. (2021, March 6). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharanthus_pusillus