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Portulaca oleracea - Purslane

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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

alpha-linolenic, 0.01 mg/g of eicosapentaenoic acid, vitamin A, vitamin C, Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) and some vitamin B and carotenoids[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

Annual herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple 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)

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 10 there are two or more ways to evenly divide the flower (the flower is radially symmetrical)

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
General 4–7 mm The fruit is dry and splits open when ripe many {{{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

Requires a moist light rich well-drained soil in a sunny position. [3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

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