Portulaca oleracea L.: A Review of Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Effects
Portulaca oleracea L., belonging to the Portulacaceae family, is commonly known as purslane in English and Ma-Chi-Xian in Chinese. It is a warm-climate, herbaceous succulent annual plant with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is eaten extensively as a potherb...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2015-01-01
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| Series: | BioMed Research International |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/925631 |
| Summary: | Portulaca oleracea L., belonging to the Portulacaceae family, is commonly known
as purslane in English and Ma-Chi-Xian in Chinese. It is a warm-climate, herbaceous succulent
annual plant with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is eaten extensively as a potherb and added in
soups and salads around the Mediterranean and tropical Asian countries and has been used as a
folk medicine in many countries. Diverse compounds have been isolated from Portulaca oleracea, such
as flavonoids, alkaloids, polysaccharides, fatty acids, terpenoids, sterols, proteins vitamins and minerals.
Portulaca oleracea possesses a wide spectrum of pharmacological properties such as
neuroprotective, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiulcerogenic, and anticancer
activities. However, few molecular mechanisms of action are known.
This review provides a summary of phytochemistry and pharmacological effects of this plant. |
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| ISSN: | 2314-6133 2314-6141 |