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'''Horse purslane''' is an annual, succulent, prostrate or ascending herb, often much-branched, growing up to about 60 cm tall, with a firm taproot. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use. It has a number of medicinal virtues and is sometimes also eaten, though there are conflicting reports on the wisdom of this. The dried plants are sometimes traded for their medicinal qualities.
==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
The principal constituent of T. portulacastrum Linn. is ecdysterone and the other constituents are trianthenol, 3-acetylaleuritolic acid, 5,2’-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-6,8-dimethylflavone, leptorumol, 3,4-dimethoxy cinnamic acid, 5-hydroxy-2-methoxybenzaldehyde, p-methoxybenzoic acid, and beta cyanin.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3459455/#:~:text=The%20principal%20constituent%20of%20T,methoxybenzoic%20acid%2C%20and%20beta%20cyanin. Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
