skip navigation, jump to main contentDorothy Bradley Atkins Medicinal Plant Garden, College of Pharmacy, UIC

Common periwinkle (Vinca minor L.)

Family: Apocynaceae

Medicinal uses: Source of vincamine which improves cerbral circulation; treats cerebral senility

Part used medicinally: Aerial parts

Native origin: Europe

Vinca minor L.

Vinca minor L.

Photos: D. Doel Soejarto, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago