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Catharanthus roseus, commonly known as bright eyes, Cape periwinkle, graveyard plant, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, pink periwinkle, rose periwinkle, [2] is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae.
Vinca difformis, commonly called the intermediate periwinkle, [1] is an evergreen, flowering subshrub. It grows to about 0.5 metres (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) tall, and forms mats over 1 m (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) across. Its whitish-blue flowers have a blooming season from late winter to early spring.
The common periwinkle or winkle (Littorina littorea) is a species of small edible whelk or sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc that has gills and an operculum, and is classified within the family Littorinidae, the periwinkles.
Vinpocetine has been used in many Asian and European countries for treatment of cerebrovascular disorders such as stroke and dementia for over three decades. [ 3 ] The FDA has tentatively ruled that vinpocetine, due to its synthetic nature and proposed therapeutic uses, is ineligible to be marketed as dietary supplement under the Federal Food ...
Littorina saxatilis, common name the rough periwinkle, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. First identified in the 1700s, it has been misidentified as a new species 112 times.
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The ladies are all pushing 80 -- Mimi is 75, Annette is 72 and Linda is 71 -- but they look decades younger. Not a single one of those women looked over 40, let 'Steve Harvey' features women in ...
This followed the tradition of alliterative pen names used by earlier women journalists such as Jane Cunningham Croly's "Jennie June". [9] Writing on political questions and causes, Miner was a polemicist. [11] She also pushed for women's education and woman's suffrage. [12] But her "Women's Century" column was also described as "gossipy". [13]