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Indian Medicinal
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 Health Remedies
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Raw Herbs |
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Portulaca quadrifida Linn. |
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Botanical Name |
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Portulaca quadrifida Linn. |
Family |
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Portulacaceae |
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General Info
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A small diffused, succulent annual. Leaves elliptic, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 3-6 mm. long; flowers yellow, solitary terminal; capsules conical; seeds minutely tubercled. |
| Herb Effects |
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Diuretic (leaves); vermifuge (seeds) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Quercetin and betacyanin |
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| Quercetin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one |
C15H10O7 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In asthma, cough, urinary discharges, inflammations, peptic ulcer and other abdominal complaints, erysipelas, induce menses and haemorrhoids. |
| Reference |
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Sharma PV. Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants. |
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