सदापुष्प

Botanical name - Vinca rosea

family - Apocynaceae

Vernacukar names - Pinkville

 

distribution - All over india

Morphology

It is an evergreen subshrub or herbaceous plant growing 1 m tall. The leaves are oval to oblong, 2.5–9 cm long and 1–3.5 cm broad, glossy green, hairless, with a pale midrib and a short leaf-stalk 1–1.8 cm long; they are arranged in opposite pairs. The flowers are white to dark pink with a darker red centre, with a basal tube 2.5–3 cm long and a flower 2–5 cm diameter with five petal-like lobes. The fruit is a pair of follicles 2–4 cm long and 3 mm broad. Lots of cultivars have been developed with various colors, from red to white.

Rasapanchaka -  

Rasa

Guna

veerya

vipaka

karna

Indications

Formulations

amalayika progya