Purslane the uses and benefits of purslane and scientific research

Purslane the uses and benefits of purslane and scientific research

Know Portulaca (purslane) by several names, in the Levant know watercress and those who rejoice and Alvrahinh, in Egypt Balrgelh and origin of barbarism and Syriac, as famous as watercress foolish and so named because it Tenbt in the valleys and water Vtzhbha, and in some Gulf states know Babaklh blessed and Rashad and crafts and Farfa and Brbin and bee and softball chick watercress.

Description Plant

Purslane herb around me including what is erect some of which is flat, and reaches a height of about 30 cm, leg and branches smooth with a greenish tint to the reddish Asarah lax, leaves oval upturned round top, small floral yellow sitting without necks bloom in the morning and then closes often before midday.

Medical part of the plant: use the aerial parts of purslane, including seeds.

The uses and benefits of purslane and scientific research

- Purslane of value in the treatment of urinary problems and digestive Fasir branches and leaves treat bladder is considered as the juice diuretic alleviate the ills of the bladder such as difficulty urinating, and the gel properties of the plant makes the drug moderating infectious problems, intestinal, such as dysentery and diarrhea.
- In Chinese medicine used purslane similar problems, appendicitis and inflammatory as well as an antidote for snakebite, scorpions, tarantulas, Kdhan is also used to treat some skin problems, also helps in reducing fever.
- In the communities in which they do not know purslane or people are not covered by the habit, there are efforts to introduce them and explain the importance of handling and to make suggestions as to how this part of the daily food dishes, and enjoys purslane growing interest by the US Department of Agriculture plant to work on the farm, as part of attempts to correct meals Western food content over the useful species introductions healthy vegetables and fruits, while in the communities in which they know «purslane» the need for greater heed to them and not to neglect added to the food dishes.
- Recent research says in China, which has conducted clinical trials: that of the leg is effective in the treatment of the popular worms, as demonstrated by other studies have shown that purslane resist bacillary dysentery and when injected summary herb they incite severe contraction of the uterus, and when you take a juicy mouth the uterine contractions weaken.
- According to what is available today from the scientific studies on the nutritional components of the broad leaves, it can draw four elements of the health reasons for keen on eating purslane and add them to the various types of cooked dishes, or to the authorities, namely:
Content-rich fats (omega-3 acids), content-rich task in vitamins, especially antioxidants like vitamin E (E) and Vitamin A (A) and vitamin C (C), content-rich minerals and chemical compounds beneficial to health, such as melatonin (Melatonin) and material (Co-enzyme Q -10).
- The most recent scientific studies have confirmed that the portulaca an active role in the prevention and treatment of cancer, as it works to prevent the growth and proliferation of cancer cells, and captures free radicals caused by cancer limiting their spread.


Prohibitions of use: It should be noted not use purslane as a treatment during pregnancy, and should not be used on an ongoing basis as they affect the sexual dysfunction.