Rosy Periwinkle

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Cards (5)

  • Madagascar - subtropics
    -Tropical climate
    -Acidic soil
  • Treats
    -Wasp stings in India
    -Diabetes in China and Philippines
    -Contains 70 alkaloids which treat cancer, leukaemia, Parkinson’s and glaucoma
  • Can’t synthesise alkaloids
    -Relies on commercial cultivation in India, Asia and Madagascar
  • Hundreds of millions to indigenous
  • Exploitation deprives LIDCs of international trade