Journal:
:iranian journal of pharmaceutical research
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behnaz farahanikia department of pharmacognosy and medicinal plants research center, faculty of pharmacy, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.
tahmineh akbarzadeh department of medicinal chemistry, faculty of pharmacy, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.
akbar jahangirzadeh department of pharmacognosy and medicinal plants research center, faculty of pharmacy, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.
narguess yassa department of pharmacognosy and medicinal plants research center, faculty of pharmacy, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.
mohammad reza shams ardekani department of pharmacognosy and medicinal plants research center, faculty of pharmacy, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.
tahmineh mirnezami department of pharmacognosy and medicinal plants research center, faculty of pharmacy, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.
lesser periwinkle (vinca minor l.), a member of apocynaceae, is not only an ornamental plant with lilac-blue flowers, but also a medical plant producing an important alkaloid, vincamine, found in the leaves which shows a pronounced cerebrovasodilatory and neuroprotective activity. this plant is native to northern spain, western france, central and southern europe, and caucasus. it has been rece...