Research and application of Portulaca oleracea in pharmaceutical area

Publication date: Available online 5 April 2019Source: Chinese Herbal MedicinesAuthor(s): Di Chen, Jun-na Yao, Ting Liu, Hai-yan Zhang, Rao-rao Li, Zhi-jie Zhang, Xue-zhu GuAbstractPurslane, a plant species used as medicine and food, is widely spread in most areas of China. It is also popular food in some Europe and Mediterranean countries. Purslane contains a variety of chemical constituents with pharmacological activities, such as antitumor, hypoglycemic, antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory activities. It is also full of plenty of nutrients serving as a diet food or healthy food. Here we reviewed purslane in the following aspects: botanical resources, ethnopharmacological function, chemical constituents, pharmacology and pharmacokinetics, safety evaluation and toxicity, and clinical applications.
Source: Chinese Herbal Medicines - Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research