Periwinkle

SCIENTIFIC NAME :

 Vinca Rosea

MEDICINAL VALUE :

 Poultice of periwinkle is used as a bandage to stop bleeding from wounds. Lowers blood sugar level. Have anti-cancer properties.

NUTRIENT VALUE :

 rich in good quality proteins, essential amino acids

CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :

 Not commonly used in foods

GLOSSARY :

• English : Periwinkle
• Malayalam : Kasitumpa
• Kannada : Kanigalu / Turuku Mallige
• Hindi : Sadabahar
• Bengali : Nayantara
• Marathi : Sada Phuli
• Oriya : Sadabihari
• Punjabi : Rattan Jot