vinca minor, vinca major, vinca variegata and vinca rosea are different species of vinca genus, of apocynaceae family. in addition to ornamental applications, they are placed in the group of medicinal plants , because of the various alkaloids they possess. the purpose of this research was the investigation of the antileishmanial effects of the methanolic and crude extracts of leaves and stems o...

periwinkle (vinca minor l.) is an evergreen perennial herbaceous plant that belongs to the family apocynaceae. the aerial part of this plant contains certain alkaloids such as vincamine, isovincamine and vincine. the most important of these is vincamine that re-duces blood pressure and promotes memory and the ability for mental concentration. mi-cropropagation could be a good alternative for th...

Mr. Fifield was just about to start work on the second edition of his book. Minor Surgery, when his untimely death cut short his proposed labours. The revision and preparation of this edition was therefore undertaken by Mr. R. J. McNeill Love whose own book, A Shorter Surgery, is well known. Minor Surgery is however very different from Mr. Love's own book in that it. is definitely confined to m...

This is a new ' minor surgeryThe author has followed very much the orthodox lines, except that he has pressed into his service a number of collaborators, about which he has given the reader very little information, beyond their names at the beginnings of the chapters they have contributed. In these days of specialization, it is perhaps as well to have the teachings of a number of experts, even ...