Is Catharanthus roseus poisonous?

Is Catharanthus roseus poisonous? Yes, Catharanthus roseus is poisonous.

Catharanthus roseus is a plant of Apocynaceae. Like oleander, its juice is toxic, among which flowers are the most toxic.

Catharanthus roseus contains more than 70 kinds of alkaloids, such as vinblastine, vincristine, isovinblastine and so on. Among them, vinblastine can inhibit human white blood cells and poison the nervous system, while isovinblastine can induce human mutation and lead to teratogenesis.

But generally speaking, only the wound touches the tree juice or eats the tree juice by mistake will be poisoned. Touching the flowers and leaves of Catharanthus roseus a little will not harm the human body. As long as you pay attention at ordinary times, don't break the leaves casually. If you eat Catharanthus roseus by mistake, it will cause leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, muscle weakness, quadriplegia and other symptoms.

Can Catharanthus roseus be cultivated indoors? In addition, although Catharanthus roseus is toxic, it is a kind of plant that can be used as medicine from the whole grass, and it has the effects of diminishing inflammation, relieving pain, inducing diuresis, relaxing bowels, calming the nerves and helping sleep. Because it contains anti-tumor components, anti-cancer drugs are added, and vincristine and vinblastine extracted from milk are helpful for the treatment of rare cancers such as leukemia.

So as long as you are not hungry enough to eat Catharanthus roseus, it is ok to keep it at home. However, it is recommended to put it on the open-air balcony. If there is plenty of sunshine, Changchun flowers will grow better.