Vinca minor ''Purpurea' = Syn.

POM in USA vincamine

The following notes refer to the species of this plant: Promoted a conserve of the leaves to prevent nightmares.

Culpeper, Nicholas. (1983). Culpeper's Colour Herbal, W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd.. Potterton, David

Almost all Vinca spp are toxic to some degree on ingestion due to presence of alkaloids that may lower blood pressure and can cause fainting and abdominal disturbances. A few, notably Caaharanthus rosea q.v., contain other alkaloids that damage dividing cells making them much more dangerous.

Professor Anthony Dayan, 2022