Mark Tierno's Medicinal Herbs Database | |
Purslane (Little-Hogweed) |
| Botanical Name |
Portulaca oleracea |
| System Affected |
excretory, antioxidant, skin, blood, asthma, MS |
| Properties |
bladder, kidney antioxidant, vitamins A, C, E prevents cataracts & heart disease angina, asthma, bursitis, MS, tendons arrhythmia, chronic fatigue syndrome depression, gingivitis, headache high blood pressure, intermittent claudication psoriasis, skin, shingles, wrinkles (in salad or as facial mask) yeast infections |
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| Notes |
good source of magnesium, vitamins A, C, E, Omega-3 |
| Toxicity |
none |
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