Details of Plants:Portulaca oleracea

Plant details

Family: Portulacaceae
Phytochemicals

(3R)-3,5-bis(3- methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-2(1H)-pyridinone
1,5-dimethyl-6-phenyl-1,2- dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-3(2H)-one
Apigenin
Docosahexaenoic Acids
Kaempferol
Linoleic acid
Luteolin
Monoterpene
N-trans-feruloyltyramine
Niacin
Oleic Acid
Oleracein A-E
Palmitic
Palmitoleic
Portulacanones A-D
Portulacerebroside
Portulene
Portuloside A
Portuloside B
Pyridoxine
Quercetin
Riboflavin
Stearic Eicosapentaenoic
dopa
dopamine
myricetin
noradrenaline
α-Linolenic acid
β-carotene
NE-statewise availability

Assam
Manipur
Mizoram
Vernacular Name

Mizoram: Hmutau
Assam: Malbhugkutura
Manipur: Leibak Kundo
Ailments cured

Diarrhoea
Dysentery
Jaundice
Stomachache
Plant parts used and methods

Whole plant: Extract taken orally
Root: Taken orally
Plant References

Rajkumari. R; et al. Ethnobotanical investigation of wild edible and medicinal plants used by the Chiru Tribe of Manipur, India, Pleione 7(1): 167 - 174. 2013.

Shankar.R; et al. Medicinal plants used in traditional medicine in Mizoram, World Journal of Science and Technology, 2(12):42-45, 2012.

Purkayatha.J; et al. Ethnobotany of medicinal plants from Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve of Northeast India, Fitoterapia 76, 121 – 127, 2005.

Phytochemical References

Iranshahy, M; et al. A review of traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Portulaca oleracea L. Journal of ethnopharmacology 205: 158-172, 2017.