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APPLICATIONS AND DOSAGE. PORTULACA OLERACEA - PURSLANE. (100 % purslane herbs) |
| Purslane tincture:
Overview: Portulaca (Purslane) has vitamins A, C and E and the minerals: calcium and potassium salts, phosphorus, manganese, silicone, copper; high levels of potassium and iron. Also: glutathione and Omega 3 fatty acids. It is also a good source of Co-enzyme Q10 All this makes the plant a great source of anti-oxidants! Purslane is a plant rich in pectin, which lowers cholesterol. It has been used as a hypo-lipidemic agent (lowers the fat content of the blood) Applications: For inflamed skin conditions (boils, cuts, dermatitis and psoriasis) As an anti-oxidant (both as a preventative of age-related illnesses and treating people with chronic health problems. Chronic cough, Ulcerative colitis, Urinary tract infections Mastitis, Diarrhea. Dosage: Tincture: 1 - 4 ml daily Infusion: Side effects: No side effects are known Precautions: Reference: The analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of Portulaca oleracea L. subsp. Sativa (Haw.) Celak. Chan K, Islam MW, Kamil M, Radhakrishnan R, Zakaria MN, Habibullah M, Attas A. 1. Simopoulos AP, Norman HA, Gillaspy JE, Duke JA. Common purslane: a source of omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants J Am Coll Nutr. 1992 Aug;11(4):374-82. 2. Rashed AN, Afifi FU, Disi AM. Simple evaluation of the wound healing activity of a crude extract off Portulaca oleracea L. (growing in Jordan) in Mus musculus JVI-1. J Ethnopharmacol. 2003 Oct;88(2-3):131-6 3. Anandi S, Thangavel P, Subburam V. Influence of aluminium on the restoration potential of a terrestrial vascular plant, Portulaca oleracea L. as a biomonitoring tool of fresh water aquatic environments Environ Monit Assess. 2002 Aug;78(1):19-294. Mohamed AI, Hussein AS. Chemical composition of purslane (Portulaca oleracea). Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 1994 Jan;45(1):1-9.5. Liu L, Howe P, Zhou YF, Xu ZQ, Hocart C, Zhan R. Fatty acids and beta-carotene in australian purslane (Portulaca oleracea) varieties J Chromatogr A. 2000 Sep 29;893(1):207-13.6. Habtemariam S, Harvey AL, Waterman PG The muscle relaxant properties of Portulaca oleracea are associated with high concentrations of potassium ions. J Ethnopharmacol. 1993 Dec;40(3):195-200.7. Oh KB, Chang IM, Hwang KJ, Mar W. Detection of antifungal activity in Portulaca Oleracea by a single-cell bioassay system.Phytother Res. 2000 Aug;14(5):329-32.8. Chen J, Shi YP, Liu JY. Determination of noradrenaline and dopamine in Chinese herbal extracts from Portulaca olearacea L. by high-performance liquid chromatography J Chromatogr A. 2003 Jun 27;1003(1-2):127-32.9. Khader V, Rama S. Effect of maturity on macromineral content of selected leafy vegetables. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2003;12(1):45-9.10. Charlotte Erichsen-Brown. Medicinal and Other Uses of North American Plants. Dover 1979.11. Culpepper N. Culpeppers Complete Herbal. Foulsham, London12. Chevallier A. Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants. Dorling Kindersley.200113. Duke J.A. Handbook of Edible Weeds. CRC Press 1992.14. Duke J.A. The Green Pharmacy. Rodale 1997.15. Duke J.A. Anti-Ageing Prescriptions. Rodale 2001 |