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Medicinal

Antiscorbutic; Depurative; Diuretic; Febrifuge; Skin; Tonic and Vermifuge.

Nomenclature

OTHER COMMON NAMES:PUSSLEY;EAST INDIAN CRESS;PIGWEED
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Other use

Human food; vegetable, Animal fodder
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Toxicity

Mammals
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Geographical distribution

  • Africa, Macaronesia
  • Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Chad
  • Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Eritrea
  • Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Ethiopia
  • Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Socotra
  • Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Somalia
  • Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Sudan
  • Africa, South Tropical Africa, Angola
  • Africa, West Tropical Africa, Benin
  • Africa, West Tropical Africa, Burkina
  • Africa, West Tropical Africa, Gambia, The
  • Africa, West Tropical Africa, Guinea
  • Africa, West Tropical Africa, Guinea-Bissau
  • Africa, West Tropical Africa, Ivory Coast
  • Africa, West Tropical Africa, Mali
  • Africa, West Tropical Africa, Niger
  • Africa, West Tropical Africa, Nigeria
  • Africa, West Tropical Africa, Senegal
  • Africa, West Tropical Africa, Sierra Leone
  • Asia-Temperate, Arabian Peninsula, Kuwait
  • Asia-Temperate, Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia
  • Asia-Temperate, Arabian Peninsula, Yemen
  • Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Afghanistan
  • Europe, Southeastern Europe, Albania
  • Europe, Southeastern Europe, Greece
  • Europe, Southeastern Europe, Italy

Portulaca oleracea L.

Family: PORTULACACEAE
Genus: Portulaca
Species: oleracea L.
Common names: Purslane
Pharmacopoeia Londinensis name: Portulaca, Minora Portulacae
Distribution summary: Tropical Africa, Pakistan
Habit: Annual
Habitat: Roadsides, wasteland & cultivated land
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Pharmacopoeia Londinensis 1618 'Leaves' (HSE 6)
Flowering months: June, July, August, September
Reason for growing: Medicinal, other use


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