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Plant Portulaca oleracea (Portulacaceae)

Common Names
Purslane; Verdolaga
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
3-(3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYL)ALANINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Herb 570.0 13400.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Leaf not available 300.0 -0.59 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Herb 4000.0 80000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ARABINOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Herb 520.0 10400.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBATE 0 Plant 224.0 5230.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Herb 105.0 7000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Herb 14000.0 159090.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Herb 770.0 19600.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Seed not available 2262.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Herb 11.0 4650.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CYANIN 0 Herb not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Herb 780.0 20800.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Herb not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CARBOHYDRATE 0 Herb 35500.0 632000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Herb 35500.0 632000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antialopecic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 4 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antianemic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antianginal 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiaphthic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherotic 1 Duke, 1992 *