Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491
New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563
Thomé, Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885
Botanical name:
Portulaca oleracea
Two types were differentiated: Garden with Broad leaves (best); Wild with Narrow leaves
Parts used:
Leaf, Seed
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, moist. Sour
Classifications:
2N. REPELLENT. 2O. ASTRINGENT. 2P. HEMOSTATIC
3B. FEBRIFUGE & ANTIPYRETIC. 3Q. ANTHELMINTIC
4a. CEPHALIC. 4e. STOMACHIC. 4f. SPLENETIC. 4g. HEPATIC. 4h. NEPHRITIC. 4i. UTERINE
Portulaca oleracea
Two types were differentiated: Garden with Broad leaves (best); Wild with Narrow leaves
Parts used:
Leaf, Seed
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, moist. Sour
Classifications:
2N. REPELLENT. 2O. ASTRINGENT. 2P. HEMOSTATIC
3B. FEBRIFUGE & ANTIPYRETIC. 3Q. ANTHELMINTIC
4a. CEPHALIC. 4e. STOMACHIC. 4f. SPLENETIC. 4g. HEPATIC. 4h. NEPHRITIC. 4i. UTERINE
Uses:
1. Clears Heat and Toxin (TCM, West, Ayurveda):
-Fever
2. Calms the Mind, Eases Pain:
-cools the body and promote rest when there is excess heat
3. Clears Heat of the Liver and Stomach (TCM, West, Ayurveda):
-headache, red eyes, irritability, constipation, heat-type pain, insomnia
4. Clears Deficient Heat, Nourishes the Fluids (TCM, West, Ayurveda):
5. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:
-hot, sharp and painful urination.
6. Clears Heat, Stops Coughs:
-dry coughs, shortness of Breath;
7. Cools the Blood, Stops Bleeding:
8. Kills Worms:
9. Externally:
-applied Acne and heat type skin conditions
-hot, poisonous Sores and Carbuncles (TCM)
Dose:
Fresh Herb is eaten as a vegetable
Dried Herb in Decoction: 6–20 grams (fresh herb 20–60 grams or more)
Correctives:
... available in PRO version
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Fresh Herb is eaten as a vegetable
Dried Herb in Decoction: 6–20 grams (fresh herb 20–60 grams or more)
Correctives:
... available in PRO version
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
1. To clear Heat from the Stomach and Liver, cool the Blood and promote rest, Purslane seed ... available in PRO version
2. High Fever:
i. Purslane seed with ... available in PRO version
ii. Purslane seed with ... available in PRO version
3. Strong Heat, Purslane seed with ... available in PRO version
4. Blood Heat, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
5. Excess Menstruation and internal Bruising, Purslane ... available in PRO version
6. Hematuria, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
7. Burning Urine, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
8. Kidney Ulcers, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
9. Diabetes from Heat, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
10. Abscess of Ulcer of the Bladder, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
11. Bleeding during Pregnancy, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
12. Threatened Miscarriage, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
13. To promote Sleep, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
14. Internal Abscess, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Decoction of Fruit
Decoction to Cool the Blood (Wirtzung)
Powder for Diabetes (Riverius)
Troches for Burning Fever (Galen)
Troches of Camphor (Nicholas)
Troches of Spodium (Trochisci Spodii) (Nicholas)
Troches of Spodium (Trochisci Spodii) (Avicenna)
Expert Troches of Mahomet
1. To clear Heat from the Stomach and Liver, cool the Blood and promote rest, Purslane seed ... available in PRO version
2. High Fever:
i. Purslane seed with ... available in PRO version
ii. Purslane seed with ... available in PRO version
3. Strong Heat, Purslane seed with ... available in PRO version
4. Blood Heat, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
5. Excess Menstruation and internal Bruising, Purslane ... available in PRO version
6. Hematuria, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
7. Burning Urine, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
8. Kidney Ulcers, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
9. Diabetes from Heat, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
10. Abscess of Ulcer of the Bladder, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
11. Bleeding during Pregnancy, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
12. Threatened Miscarriage, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
13. To promote Sleep, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
14. Internal Abscess, Purslane with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Decoction of Fruit
Decoction to Cool the Blood (Wirtzung)
Powder for Diabetes (Riverius)
Troches for Burning Fever (Galen)
Troches of Camphor (Nicholas)
Troches of Spodium (Trochisci Spodii) (Nicholas)
Troches of Spodium (Trochisci Spodii) (Avicenna)
Expert Troches of Mahomet
Cautions:
1. Not used in Cold bodies
2. Not used in Pregnancy
Main Preparations used:
Dehydrated Juice, Distilled Water, Syrup of the Juice, Compound Syrup, Conserve of the Leaves
1. Not used in Cold bodies
2. Not used in Pregnancy
Main Preparations used:
Dehydrated Juice, Distilled Water, Syrup of the Juice, Compound Syrup, Conserve of the Leaves