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'''Dudagorai''' or '''Portulaca oleracea''' (common '''purslane''', also known as '''verdolaga, pigweed, little hogweed, red root, pursley''') is an annual succulent in the family Portulacaceae, which may reach 40 centimetres (16 in) in height.Approximately forty cultivars are currently grown. ==Uses=={{Uses|snake bites}}, {{Uses|boils}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|sores}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|pain from bee stings}}, {{Uses|bacillary dysentery}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|hemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|postpartum bleeding}}, {{Uses|intestinal bleeding}}, {{Uses|cold}}, {{Uses|weak digestion}}. ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Flower}} ==Chemical Composition==Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=Dudagorai, Doddagoni Soppu|ml=|sa=Loni, Lonika|ta=|te=boddupavilikoora, boddupavilikura|hi=Khursa, Kulfa|en=Common Indian Parselane}} ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features===

Approximately forty cultivars are currently grown<ref name="int"/>=List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''

== Description Where to get the saplings== ==Mode of Propagation==It has smooth, reddish, mostly prostrate stems and alternate leaves clustered at stem joints and ends. The yellow flowers have five regular parts and are up to 6 millimetres (0.24 in) wide. Depending upon rainfall, the flowers appear at any time during the year. The flowers open singly at the center of the leaf cluster for only a few hours on sunny mornings. {{Propagation|Seeds are formed in a tiny pod}}, which opens when the seeds are mature. Purslane has a taproot with fibrous secondary roots and is able to tolerate poor compacted soils and drought{{Propagation|Cuttings}}.

== Uses How to plant/cultivate== *Its leaves are used for insect or snake bites on the skinEasily grown in most soils[21][22], boilspreferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], sores, pain from bee stings, bacillary dysentery, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, postpartum bleeding, and intestinal bleedingthough it prefers full sun.*Use is contraindicated during pregnancy and for those with cold and weak digestion.*Although purslane is considered a weed Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in the United States, it may be eaten as a leaf vegetablesuitable position[19].*The stemsseeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, leaves thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and flower buds are all ediblegrow. Purslane may be used fresh as a salad, stir-fried, or cooked as spinach The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is, and popular in France for making tea because of its mucilaginous quality it also the whole plant is suitable for soups sweet scented and stews.the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

==Common nameCommonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.

== References == <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://querywww.nytimeswildflowers-guide.com/gst/fullpage39-agrimony.html?res"wayback machine"]</ref> <ref name=9902E3DB1230F936A35754C0A9609C8B63 "Something Tasty? Just Look DownHow to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants. The New York Times.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria "practical palnts"]</ref>

== External Links == *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portulaca_oleracea Portulaca oleracea - Wikipedia]