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{{stub}} [[File:Portulaca oleracea.JPG|thumb|right|''Dudagorai'', ''Lunia'', ''purslanePurslane'', ''Portulaca oleracea'']] '''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}}.

==Uses=Food==={{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}}Portulaca oleracea can be used in Food. Entire shoot is cooked as vegetable. Young shoots are consumed as salad.Leaves dried and stored for use in times of scarcity.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>

{{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|FlowerFlowers}}

alphaAlpha-linolenic, 0.01 mg/g of eicosapentaenoic acid, vitamin A, vitamin C, Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) and some vitamin B and carotenoids.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Common names|kn=Dudagorai, Doddagoni Soppuದೊಡ್ಡ ಗೋಣಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Dodda goni soppu|ml=Koluppa|sa=Loni, Lonika|ta=Koli-k-kirai|te=boddupavilikooraBoddupavilikoora, boddupavilikuraBoddupavilikura|hi=Khursa, Kulfa|en=Common Indian Parselane|pa=Dhamni}}<ref name="Common names"/>

{{Leaf|Simple|lobed Lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets|Leaf arrangement is alternate there is one leaf per node along the stem and the edge of the leaf blade is entire (has no teeth or lobes)}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|10|there There are two or more ways to evenly divide the flower (the flower is radially symmetrical)}}

{{Fruit|General|4–7 mm|The fruit is dry and splits open when ripe||manyMany}}

Requires a moist light rich well-drained soil in a sunny position. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Portulaca oleracea is available throughout the year<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.

{{Commonly seen|At meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.

<references> <ref name="chemical compositionCommon names">[https://wwwsites.sciencedirectgoogle.com/sciencesite/articleindiannamesofplants/via-species/piip/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "Portulaca portulaca-oleracea L on science direct"Common names]</ref>

<ref name="LeafHow to plant/cultivate">[https://gobotanywww.newenglandwildpfaf.org/species/portulacauser/plant.aspx?LatinName=Portulaca+oleracea/ "Characteristics"Cultivation details]</ref>

<ref name="How to plant/cultivateForest foods of Western Ghat">[https://www"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr.pfafAnuradha S.org/user/plantUpadhye, Page No.aspx?LatinName=Portulaca+oleracea "127, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation details"]of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>