Document Type : Review articles
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Zoology department, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Aswan
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Zoology department, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, 81582 Aswan, Egypt
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Pharmaceutical and Fermentation Industry development Center . City of Scientific Research & Technological Applications .
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3Biological Screening and Preclinical Trial Lab, Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
10.21608/aujes.2025.380873.1344
Abstract
"Purslane is a genus of succulent herbs that grows in warmer climates around the world. Two foreign species have naturalized in India, while four species are still found there. Purslane is the common name for the herbaceous weed P. oleracea.. It has been said in traditional systems to cure leprosy, ulcers, asthma, piles, diarrhea, dysentery, and to lessen inflammation and tiny tumors. The herb is said to have refrigerant, aperient, diuretic, vulnerary, and antiscorbutic properties. Among the strong pharmacological effects that have been shown are hepatoprotective, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, wound-healing, neuropharmacological, antidiabetic, antioxidant, antihypertensive, and numerous other biological characteristics. The chemical constituents of the plant have been identified and include steroids, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, alkaloids, saponins, and more. In order to highlight and evaluate Portulaca oleracea's potential as a pharmaceutical, this review attempts to gather the pharmacological and phytochemical researches on Portulaca oleracea and evaluate the plant's underappreciated medicinal potential.
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