7. ROSY PERIEINKLE Flashcards
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ROSY PERIWINKLE
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it “exemplifis the potential of plants in modern medicine “
2
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GROWING CONDITIONS
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Madagascar - Tropical conditions, no frost, well draine soils, slightly acidic
It CANNOT be syntheised in lab
3
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MEDICINAL IMPORTANCE
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Childhood Leukaemia, Hodgkinson’s Disease & other cancer treatments
4
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
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India, MAdagascar & Central Asia cultivate it
Sales worth hundreds of million $/Year
Concerns of Biopiracy
5
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SUSTAINABILITY OF USE
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CITES regulation to ensure monitred, suststainable trade
Seed Banks
