Englishname:Madagascar periwinkle Scientific name: Catharanthus roseus
Useable parts: leaves, flowers, root or the whole herb
Uses:
1) Leucorrhoea is cured by 4-8 teaspoons of essence of its flowers and leaves taken two times a day. The dose must be applied regularly for 1-2 months.
2) 2-4 teaspoon sap or essence of its root taken in an empty stomach reduces high blood pressure. Medical test must be done at an interval of 4-5 days.
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4) The essence of the whole herb and undried turmeric when taken twice a day cures diabetes.One can test one’s sugar level at an interval of 6-10 days and re-determine the necessary dose until the sugar level comes below 7. It has been used as a remedy for diabetes for years.
Besides, it cures cancer, tumours and children’s leucoma (a dense opacity of the cornea of the eyes).
Doses: 2-8 teaspoon of its sap,
Precaution: none