Periwinkle

Product Information:

Periwinkle Vinca Minor

Consider for: 

• treating diarrhea,

• vaginal discharge,

• throat ailments,

• tonsillitis,

• chest pain,

• high blood pressure,

• sore throat,

• intestinal pain and swelling (inflammation),

• toothache,

• water retention (edema)

• Periwinkle produces 70 known alkaloids, some of which are used by the pharmaceutical industry for the treatment of childhood leukemia,

• Hodgkin’s disease,

• testicular cancer and cancerous tumors.

• Taken as a daily supplement, it improves the blood supply to the brain, increases oxygen and glucose for the brain to use,

• Helps prevent abnormal coagulation of blood, and it raises brain levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin.

• Externally, Periwinkle leaves poultices can be used to relieve wasp stings and eye inflammation, and to stop bleeding.