The Logogriph of Purslane: lonica or louina, koursa, kholza and perpehen, adrajne agria, portulaca, baqla hamqa,crazy vegetable, riyla, furfir, farfan, farfag, farfagin, missita, verdilacas, yerba aurato and yerba orate,Crazy herb?

Contents

• Basic Botanical Info of Purslane.
• Origin of the name.
• Botanical description,Ecology and phytogeography.
• Proprieties, uses and cultivation.
• Medicinal Action and Uses.
• Phytochemicals and constituents of Purslane.
• Benefit of Purslane.
• Dosage and application of purslane.
• Research update:Oat Straw Avena sativa.

Basic Botanical Info of Purslane.:

Purslane
 Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
 Botanical name: Portulaca oleracea L.
 Family: Portulacaceae

 Common names. English: purslane, purslave, pursley, pusley; Spanish and Catalan:verdolaga,verdalaga,pussley,wild portulaca,duckweed,pigweed,little hogweed,postelijn, pourpier, portulat, garden purslane, fatweed,buglosa,hierba grasa,porcelana, tarfela,peplide (Spain), colchon de nio (El Salvador),flor de las once (Colombia),flor de un dia,lega (Argentina); Portuguese and Galician: beldroega, bredo-femea, baldroaga; Basque: ketozki, ketorki, getozca; French: pourpier, portulache

 Edible Parts:All parts are edible. Wash and boil the plants for a tasty vegetable or eat them raw. Use the seeds as a flour substitute or eat them raw.

 Purslane, native to India, has thick, fleshy stalks and leaves and so is classed as a succulent. It is one of the basic elements of the Cretan diet, exemplary for its many benefits and synonymous with long life. It was listed by Dioskorides in the first Greek pharmacopoeia for its anti-inflammatory and soothing properties, which is precisely what it is used for in cosmetology. In skin care treatments for men, it helps fight razor burn, soothe irritations and calm redness.

Reference:

• 1.The Logogriph of Purslane: lonica or louina, koursa, kholza and perpehen, adrajne agria, portulaca, baqla hamqa,crazy vegetable, riyla, furfir, farfan, farfag, farfagin, missita, verdilacas, yerba aurato and yerba orate,Crazy herb?

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♣ last edit date:13th,Oct.2010.