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
