Catharanthus roseus
Catharanthus roseus is a special species that is also found in Madagascar. This interest is identified by other names such as Chinese Kemunting, Grass, and Ros Beach. These flowers belong to the vines that are often planted as an ornamental, and has a height of 60 cm with dark green leaves 2-4 cm in size the hairy side. The leaves are also arranged in a creeped. Catharanthus roseus has a flower that consists of 5 petals and the color is white, blue, pink and purple. Material from this flower is used to treat leukemia and Hodgkin’s disease. These rates have the danger of extinction due to illegal logging on a large scale.
Catharanthus roseus is a flower that is considered toxic to the active ingredient such as vincristine, vinblastine, reserpine, ajmalicine and serpentine. Other Ingredients Catharanthus roseus flower is Catharanthine, leurosine, norharman, lochnerine, tetrahydroalstonine, vindoline, vindolinine, akuammine, vincamine, vinleurosin and vinrosidin. Poisoning effect of this interest is showing signs such as fever, queasiness and vomiting within 24 hours. The signs are neuropathy, loss of tendon reflexes, hallucinations, coma, fainting and death.
Catharanthus roseus is one flower that is known by the people of Indonesia. This little flower is very easy to plant and can be found in various places with climates different. Catharanthus roseus in Indonesia known as various names, such as in Sulawesi called sindapor, Sundanese known as flower of copper, Javanese flower Tapak daro. In many countries in the world call as Malaysian Chinese kemunting / rumput jala, Piliphina known tsitsirika, Vietnam is known as hai hoa dang, China known as chang chun hua, England known as the rose periwinkle, the Netherlands known as soldaten Bloem.
