Question

How can you say that a periwinkle (barmasi) plant is living?​

Answer 1

Answer:

In the field of medicine, many life-saving drugs have been developed from plants. In this category, few have been as successfully employed as the rosy periwinkle, Cathanthus roseus.

Native to the island nation of Madgascar off the southeastern coast of Africa, the rosy periwinkle is an evergreen shrub bearing five-petaled pink flowers, and it is a much-beloved ornamental garden plant. In India the plant goes by several folk names, including “Good Night,” “Shameless Maria,” and “Cat’s Vinca.” In France the plant is known as “Sorcerer’s Violet.”

In Italy the rosy periwinkle was traditionally referred to as the “Flower of Death.” This is due to the extreme toxicity of the flower and the whole plant. While rosy periwinkle is a valuable medicine, it is also extremely poisonous. Consumption of the plant, other than in small amounts, can be fatal.

As a traditional medicine, rosy periwinkle has historically been used topically in the Indian system of Ayurveda to treat wasp stings, in traditional Chinese medicine to treat diabetes and malaria, and in Jamaican folk medicine also to treat diabetes. The same anti-diabetic use has been part of the folk medicine of the Philippines.

Answer 2

Answer:

Catharanthus roseus, commonly known as bright eyes, Cape periwinkle, graveyard plant, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, pink periwinkle, rose periwinkle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae.