ROSY PERIWINKLE Flashcards
1
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Location (growing conditions)
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- warm tropical climate
- found in Madagascar
- without frost
2
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Medical importance ( historically )
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- wasp stings in India
- diabetes in China
3
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contains ..
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- various alkaloids
- e.g vinblastine and vincristine
4
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Vinblastine
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- treat Hodgkin’s lymphoma
5
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Vincristine
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- used for various cancer in chemotherapy
6
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International trade
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- worth hundreds of millions
- money is taken by pharmaceutical companies
- not given back to Madagascar (biopiracy) = increases poverty within Madagascar