**7.1** *Catharanthus roseus* **(Sadabahar)**

*C. roseus* is a significant therapeutic plant of family Apocynaceae. Otherwise called Madagascar periwinkle, it is a well known fancy plant found in nurseries and homes. It contains carbs, flavonoids, saponins, and in excess of 400 alkaloids which are utilized in drug, agrochemical, flavor and scent, food added substance and pesticides. Boss alkaloids present in the plants are vinblastin, vincrestine, vindesine, vindelin, tabersonine and so forth [11]. Vinblastin is a alkaloid extracted from leaf part of *C. roseus* used as a anticancerous drug.
