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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.
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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.
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==Uses==
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{{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}}.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Flower}}
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==Chemical Composition==
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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"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Dudagorai, Doddagoni Soppu|ml=|sa=Loni, Lonika|ta=|te=boddupavilikoora, boddupavilikura|hi=Khursa, Kulfa|en=Common Indian Parselane}}
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
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===Other features===
  
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Approximately forty cultivars are currently grown<ref name="int"/>
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
  
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== Description ==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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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. 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.
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
  
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== Uses ==
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Easily grown in most soils[21][22], preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun.
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*Its leaves are used for insect or snake bites on the skin, boils, sores, pain from bee stings, bacillary dysentery, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, postpartum bleeding, and intestinal bleeding.
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Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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*Use is contraindicated during pregnancy and for those with cold and weak digestion.
 
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*Although purslane is considered a weed in the United States, it may be eaten as a leaf vegetable.
 
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*The stems, leaves and flower buds are all edible. Purslane may be used fresh as a salad, stir-fried, or cooked as spinach is, and because of its mucilaginous quality it also is suitable for soups and stews.
 
  
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==Common name==
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
  
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* '''English''' - Garden Purslane
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==Photo Gallery==
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* '''Kannada''' - ದೊಡ್ಡಗೊನಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
  
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== References ==
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==References==
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<ref name="int">[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E3DB1230F936A35754C0A9609C8B63  "Something Tasty? Just Look Down". The New York Times.]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria "practical palnts"]</ref>
 
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portulaca_oleracea Portulaca oleracea - Wikipedia]
 
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

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Dudagorai, Lunia, purslane, 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

snake bites, boils, Snakebites, sores, Skin eruptions, pain from bee stings, bacillary dysentery, Diarrhea, hemorrhoids, postpartum bleeding, intestinal bleeding, cold, weak digestion.

Parts Used

Stem, Leaves, 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.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Dudagorai, Doddagoni Soppu
Hindi Khursa, Kulfa
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu boddupavilikoora, boddupavilikura
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Loni, Lonika
English Common Indian Parselane


Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-20 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown With hooked hairs {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Easily grown in most soils[21][22], preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun. Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ "sciencedirect"
  2. ↑ "wayback machine"
  3. ↑ "practical palnts"

External Links

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