Cancer		Vinblastine
Carcinoma; Malignancy; Neoplasm; Oncology; Tumor		Velban

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Dewy Pink Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle Kew Botanical

Just before 1757 Philip Miller 1691 1771 undaunted and hard working chief gardener of the relatively young Chelsea Physic Garden at London England received some unspecified seeds from his colleagues at the Jardin des Plantes of Paris France They had apparently been collected in Madagascar off the coast of East Africa Miller planted these seeds and discovered a wonderfuly pink flower sprouting from verdant relatively leathery leaves It looked a bit like the vine like periwinkles with which he was familiar and thus he gave it a long description beginning with Vinca foliis oblongo ovatis integerrimus Miller s was a conservative mind and he thought the two term rules for nomenclatura of Carolus Linnaeus 1753 too new fangled to use Linnaeus however in 1759 himself also used the first name Vinca adding to it rosea to describe the marvellous color We now know that the Madagascar periwinkle is in fact a different plant than our vine like periwinkle Hence its name has been corrected to Catharanthus roseus Red Pure Flower katharos being the Greek for pure That name was given it by John Edwards around 1795 It has also gone by the names of Locherna rosea and Ammocallis rosea which are sometimes still used today Mostly though it is called the Madagascar Periwinkle or in deference to its Latin name quot Flower without a blemish quot Athough the common periwinkle of Europe was said to have medicinal qualities and hence was called sometimes Sorcerer s violet the Madagascar Periwinkle is actually the great Curer It is from certain alkaloids that it contains that important anti cancer drugs are drawn vincristine and vinblastine Most pharmacists I know use the old fashioned word Vinca in describing our Catharanthus no doubt because their textbooks have not been upgraded This wonderful exemplar was photographed in the Kew Botanical Gardens near London As history would have it our Philip Miller of Chelsea was the teacher of the famous botantist William Aiton who was th

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Commenter cette news ou lire les commentaires Action de la vinblastine v les molécules de tubuline sont constituées de deux sous unités α et β

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Hallucinogenic

White Madagascar Periwinkle or Catharanthus roseus sometimes known as the Cape Periwinkle Rose Periwinkle Rosy Periwinkle and even Old maid Yet another specimen from the Botanic Gardens Glasnevin Dublin Apparently hallucinogenic this little floral gem is outlawed in Louisiana by the Louisiana State Act 159 unless used quot strictly for aesthetic landscaping or decorative purposes quot Another story Many decades ago some Canadian doctors and scientists including Robert Noble and Charles Thomas Beer discovered that when the Madagascar Periwinkle was crushed and consumed in the form of tea it reduced the number of white blood cells in the body This discovery led to the isolation of a chemotherapy drug called Vinblastine now used in the treatment of certain types of cancer Ain t science wonderful I ll take half a dozen please

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Vinblastine turns my pee orange

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Blood draw

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Putting in the IV

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Treatment 2 First time at the chemo clinic

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Madagascar periwinkle source of vincristine and vinblastine effective anti tumor agents against breast cancer

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Madagascar periwinke Catharanthus roseus source of Vincristine and Vinblastine for cancer treatment The genus was formerly Vinca hence the derivative chemical names photo Marguerite

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Member of anti cancer SWAT Squad > Kutrallam 011 The flora

<b>Madagascar Periwinkle< b> <i>Catharanthus roseus< i> Formerly known as <i>VInca rosea< i> This plant widely grows in the wastelands and gardens in India Normally not given a second look this has amazing properties Traditionally used for bee wasp stings in India and eye infections in the Caribbeans However scientists have discovered over 70 alkaloids and some of them have the ability to lower blood sugar control cell growth etc This has lead to discovery of a drug for blood cancer leukaemia Some of the alkaloids are used for treating advanced breast cancer and Hodgkin s disease EDIT My wife adds that these alkaloids are known as Vincristine and Vinblastine You can see the entire series <a href= http www flickr com photos pandiyan sets 1660973 >here < a>

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Depressed

This is Julius on his last day At this point he was ready to move on and we honored his wishes Even on his previously bad days with vinblastine he was up for some laptime but his last few days he was ready to rest

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SNAKEROOT is the source of reserpine used in tranquilizers and to treat high blood pressure

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Arbor ont un pronostic vital excellent et l enjeu des traitements est de diminuer le poids du traitement sans compromettre la survie Le traitement s adapte à la réponse du patient On commence le traitement par 4 cures de VBVP Vinblastine Bléomycine et VP16 Sur la mesure initiale du médiastin sur deux ou trois dimensions on évalue le pourcentage de diminution

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Vinblastine the red devil

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