VINCA

Homeopathy

VINCA

Vinca minor
Lesser periwinkle.

Key Uses:

Burning leg ulcers

Cradle cap

Excessive menstrual flow

Itchy, burning skin

Warm scalp with foul-smelling eruptions and corrosive itching

Weeping eczema

Origin : Native to Europe.

Background : Lesser periwinkle was traditionally known as the “flower of death” by Italians, who placed it on the coffins of dead children.

Preparation : The whole, fresh plant, including the root, is finely chopped and macerated in alcohol.

Remedy Profile : Vinca is most suitable for people who seem sad, weepy, weak, and faint. They may have an empty, hungry sensation, and possibly a feeling that they are going to die.
Skin problems such as eczema are key conditions treated by this remedy. It is used for weeping eczema that is infected with thick, foul-smelling crusts, for itchy, burning skin, for a warm scalp with foul-smelling eruptions and corrosive itching, for cradle cap, and for burning leg ulcers. Vinca is also given for excessive menstrual flow that causes great weakness.

Symptoms Better : For moving in the open air.

Symptoms Worse : For anger; for walking; for stooping; for swallowing.