Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) contains water, carbohydrate, fat, protein, omega-3 fatty acid, beta-carotene, vitamin A, vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacin), vitamin B6, vitamin B9 (folate), vitamin C, vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol), calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, potassium, zinc, lithium and melatonin.
Purslane has antioxidant, anti inflammatory, anti fungal, anti bacterial, antibiotic and anti viral and antimutagenic properties.Two types of betalain alkaloid pigments in purslane are the reddish betacyanins in the coloration of the stems and the yellow betaxanthins in the flowers and in the slight yellowish cast of leaves.They are potent antioxidants and have antimutagenic properties.
Purslane is used as traditional medicine and as food.In culinary usage, purslane is used in soups, salads and stews.Its stems, leaves and flower buds are edible.It has a slightly sour and salty taste.Oxalic and malic acid in purslane make sour taste.Purslane is an herb that delivers four times the alkalizing power of pure lemon juice.In traditional chinese medicine, purslane leaves are used to treat insect and snake bites, bee stings, diarrhea, pospartum bleeding, intestinal bleeding, boils, sores, bacillary dysentery and hemorrhoids.
Chemical constituents in purslane include noradrenaline, calcium salts, dopamine, malic acid, asparagic acid, citric acid, fumaric acid, glutamic acid, nicotinic acid, L-DOPA, alanine, fructose, glucose and sucrose.It contains anti cancer compounds such as flavonoids; kaempferol, quercetin, apigenin and luteolin.Amino acids in purslane leaves include tyrosine, aspartate and phenylalanine.
Cooking purslane reduces 27 percent of overall soluble oxalate content.The leaves of purslane contain oxalate that is compound implicated in the formation of kidney stones.Taking 235 mg of ethanol extract of purslane daily can treat oral lichen planus.People with type 2 diabetes take 5 g of powdered seeds twice daily over eight weeks.Taking 5 g of powdered seeds every four hours for three days can treat abnormal uterine bleeding.By eating purslane seeds can lose weight after five weeks.
The Benefits of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
Purslane is used as traditional medicine and as food.In culinary usage, purslane is used in soups, salads and stews.Its stems, leaves and flower buds are edible.It has a slightly sour and salty taste.Oxalic and malic acid in purslane make sour taste.Purslane is an herb that delivers four times the alkalizing power of pure lemon juice.In traditional chinese medicine, purslane leaves are used to treat insect and snake bites, bee stings, diarrhea, pospartum bleeding, intestinal bleeding, boils, sores, bacillary dysentery and hemorrhoids.
Chemical constituents in purslane include noradrenaline, calcium salts, dopamine, malic acid, asparagic acid, citric acid, fumaric acid, glutamic acid, nicotinic acid, L-DOPA, alanine, fructose, glucose and sucrose.It contains anti cancer compounds such as flavonoids; kaempferol, quercetin, apigenin and luteolin.Amino acids in purslane leaves include tyrosine, aspartate and phenylalanine.
Cooking purslane reduces 27 percent of overall soluble oxalate content.The leaves of purslane contain oxalate that is compound implicated in the formation of kidney stones.Taking 235 mg of ethanol extract of purslane daily can treat oral lichen planus.People with type 2 diabetes take 5 g of powdered seeds twice daily over eight weeks.Taking 5 g of powdered seeds every four hours for three days can treat abnormal uterine bleeding.By eating purslane seeds can lose weight after five weeks.
The Benefits of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
- Treats type 2 diabetes in adult
- Decreases cholesterol level
- Lowers blood sugar
- Loses weight
- Decreases blood pressure
- Lowers triglycerides
- Becomes toxic to breast cancer, lung cancer, cervical cancer and sarcoma
- Kills liver cancer cells
- Reduces oxidative stress
- Reduces inflammation consequent to hypoxic injury
- Increases wound-healing
- Reduces severity of induced-gastric ulcers
- Treats asthma
- Treats oral lichen planus
- Prevents heart disease
- Prevents developmental issues in children, such autism and ADHD
- Stops postpartum bleeding
- Boosts immune system
- Prevents cataract and macular degeneration
- Prevents blood clots
- Prevents heart attack
- Treats psoriasis
- Protects cell from damage caused by free radicals, highly reactive oxygen molecules in the body
- Increases circulation
- Builds strong bones
- Reduces cardiovasvular diasease
- Prevents stroke
- Reduces atherosclerosis
- Treats diarrhea
- Treats bacillary dysentery
- Reduces wrinkles
- Removes scars and blemishes
- Prevents oral cancer
- Prevents osteoporosis
- Treats insect or snake bites on the skin
- Treats hemorrhoids
- Cures boils
- Cures sores
- Treats from bee stings
- Treats intestinal bleeding
STUDY
Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio have found that purslane has up to twenty times more of the possibly cancer-growth-inhibiting antioxidant melatonin than many other common fruits and vegetables.
Researchers see evidence that the consumption of purslane lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels as well as makes the blood less likely to form clots.
In Scientific Studies, Purslane extracts have been shown to be toxic to breast cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer and sarcoma.
Recent Scientific Information reveals that purslane green extracts kill liver cancer cells in Vitro by 83 percent.In This New Study has shown that an extract of purslane seeds kill up to 83 percent of human liver cancer cells in Vitro within twenty four hours.
Limited Clinical Studies are available to provide dosage guidelines; powdered seeds of purslane have been taken at 5 g to 30 g daily in divided doses, as well as both ethanol and aqueoues purslane axtracts.100 grams of fresh purslane leaves yield approximately 300 mg to 400 mg of alpha linolenic acid.
A Small Clinical Trial evaluated the effect of purslane seeds in type 2 diabetes.Improvement in serum insulin and triglycerides at eight weeks were noted, as well as improvement in liver function tests.
Throughout James Duke's book, The Green Pharmacy, this common variety of purslane is mentioned for its amazing nutrients and constituents that make it both nutritive and medicinal herb.
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