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[[File:Portulaca oleracea.JPG|thumb|right|''Dudagorai'', ''Lunia'', ''purslanePurslane'', ''Portulaca oleracea'']]'''Dudagorai''' or '''Portulaca oleracea''' 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}}.
===Food===
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==
==Chemical Composition==
Alpha-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==
{{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"/>
==Properties==
===Prabhava===
===Nutritional components===
Portulaca oleracea Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, B6, C and E; Oleracein A, Oleracein BZ, Oleracein E, Hesperidin; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Habit==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{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===
{{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===
{{Fruit|General|4–7 mm|The fruit is dry and splits open when ripe||manyMany}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
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 growing in areas==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub Portulaca oleracea L on science direct]</ref>
<referencesref name="Leaf">[https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/portulaca/oleracea/ Characteristics]</ref> <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>
</references>
