Periploca is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described for modern science by Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa.SpeciesPeriploca angustifolia Labill. - North Africa, South Europe Periploca aphylla Decne. - Middle East from Sinai to Pakistan Periploca calophylla (Wight) Falc. - S China, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, E Himalayas, Vietnam Periploca chevalieri Browicz - Cape Verde Islands Periploca chrysantha D.S. Yao, X.D. Chen & J.W. Ren - Gansu Province in China Periploca floribunda Tsiang - Yunnan, Vietnam Periploca forrestii Schltr. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, India, Kashmir, Myanmar, Nepal Periploca gracilis Boiss. - Cyprus, Turkey Periploca graeca L. - Mediterranean Periploca hydaspidis Falc. - Kashmir Periploca laevigata Aiton - Canary Islands, Savage Islands Periploca linearifolia Quart.-Dill. & A. Rich - Ethiopia Periploca purpurea Kerr - Thailand Periploca sepium Bunge - widespread across much of China Periploca somaliensis Browicz - Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia Periploca tsiangii D. Fang & H.Z. Ling - Guangxi Province in China Periploca visciformis (Vatke) K. Schum. - Somaliaformerly included
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A traditional Chinese medicinal vine called Periploca forrestii was found to protect bones in arthritic rats by simultaneously slowing bone breakdown and boosting bone formation, working through two key biological pathways.