Common Purslane care - Vedangam Ayurveda

March 7 2024

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Common weed in cultivated fields, sandy riverbeds, gardens and also cultivated as vegetable. A succulent, erect annual with green stem swollen at the nodes. Branches radially spreading or prostrate with fleshy leaves. Flower bright yellow. Capsule obovoid with many reniform black seeds. Flowering and fruiting in June to August.
Part used: Whole plant

Usage: Eaten as vegetable for the treatment of scurvy and diseases of lever, kidney, spleen and bladder. Fresh leaf juice is an effective thirst quencher and cools the body. A paste of leaves is applied externally to the burns, swelling and scalds for its cooling effect. Stem juice applied externally relieves prickly heat and to the hands and feet when burning sensation is felt. Plant sap smeared on the body during summer provides relief in blister and boils. Powdered seeds are also used in heat burn, in diarrhoea and as a demulcent. Seed paste is also applied over bums and scalds.

Agrotechniques: No specific Agrotechniques is available. It is directly collected from the field during rainy season