Steinmetz:Portulaca

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Portulaca oleracea

Also known as (or relevant to) Portulaca oleracea Family Portulacaceae English Names Green Purslane Natural Habitat Europe East Indies West Indies Japan China India South Africa North America Part(s) Used Herba Portulacae oleraceae

Constituent(s) leaf: acid potassium oxalate pectin mucilage Action diuretic antiscorbutic emollient sedative alterative refrigerant nutritive vegetable

Portulaca sativa

Also known as (or relevant to) Portulaca sativa Family Portulacaceae English Names Golden Purslane Natural Habitat Europe East Indies West Indies Japan China India Part(s) Used Herba Portulacae sativae Radix Portulacae sativae

Action herb: diuretic cooling antiscorbutic emollient sedative nutritive; root: tonic for general debility