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Vincamine is sold in Europe as a prescription medicine for the treatment of primary degenerative and vascular dementia. [citation needed] In the United States, it is permitted to be sold as a dietary supplement when labeled for use in adults for six months or less. [2] Most common preparations are in the sustained release tablet forms.
Vinpocetine (ethyl apovincaminate) is a synthetic derivative of the vinca alkaloid vincamine, differing by the removal of a hydroxyl group and by being the ethyl rather than the methyl ester of the underlying carboxylic acid. Vincamine is extracted from either the seeds of Voacanga africana or the leaves of Vinca minor (lesser periwinkle).
The Madagascan periwinkle Catharanthus roseus L. is the source for a number of important natural products, [1] including catharanthine and vindoline [2] and the vinca alkaloids it produces from them: leurosine and the chemotherapy agents vinblastine [3] and vincristine, [4] all of which can be obtained from the plant.
Amalia Falck, owner of an online herbal wellness products business, also lathers her belly button with the oil and says it helps with gut health, migraines, menstrual cramps and body odor, too.
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Vinca difformis in habitat, Cáceres, Spain. Vinca plants are subshrubs or herbaceous, and have slender trailing stems 1–2 m (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) long but not growing more than 20–70 cm (8– 27 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) above ground; the stems frequently take root where they touch the ground, enabling the plant to spread widely.
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Treatments may include fasting, dieting, herbal therapies, bathing, massage, and surgical procedures. [7] Examples of the pseudoscientific treatments include: [9] The use of "bleed-cupping" (also called "wet cupping"), followed by herbal ointment and herbal drugs to treat Migraines, coughs, abscesses, and pleurisy.