What are the effects of wild vegetable purslane?

Purslane is a common Chinese medicine and also a wild vegetable we can eat. However, Purslane has many benefits to the human body and can also be used to prevent other diseases because Purslane itself is rich in vitamin A. At the same time, because of its own medicinal effects, it can prevent heart disease, high blood pressure, etc. So besides these, what other functions does Purslane have? So next I will give you a detailed introduction to the main functions of Purslane.

Purslane has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, removing dampness and stopping leucorrhea. It is suitable for people with damp-heat, yellow leucorrhea, sticky and smelly leucorrhea, short and yellow urine, thirst, bitter mouth, red tongue with yellow coating, and slippery pulse. It can also be used for diarrhea and dysentery caused by damp-heat. It has an anthelmintic effect and is suitable for treating hookworm disease in children. This product has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, stopping diarrhea, removing intestinal scale, and replenishing qi and deficiency. It is suitable for the treatment of chronic diarrhea. Its effects and functions are as follows:

1. Diuresis and swelling

Lowers blood pressure: Purslane contains a large amount of potassium salt, which has a good diuretic and anti-edema effect. Potassium ions can also directly act on the blood vessel walls, causing the blood vessel walls to expand and prevent the thickening of the arterial walls, thereby lowering blood pressure.

2. Sterilization and anti-inflammatory

Purslane has a very strong inhibitory effect on Shigella dysenteriae, Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi, and can also be used to assist in the treatment of various inflammations. It is known as a "natural antibiotic".

3. Eliminate dust and poison

Preventing and treating ulcers: Purslane can eliminate dust toxins, prevent degeneration and necrosis of phagocytes, prevent lymphatic vessel inflammation and fibrous changes, prevent the formation of silicosis nodules, and has a certain effect on vitiligo. Purslane also contains more carotene, which can promote the healing of ulcers.

4. Prevent and treat heart disease

Purslane is rich in Y-3 fatty acids, which can inhibit the production of serum cholesterol and triglycerides in the human body, help increase the synthesis of prostaglandins by vascular endothelial cells, inhibit platelet formation of thromboxane A2, reduce blood viscosity, promote vasodilation, prevent platelet aggregation, coronary artery spasm and thrombosis, thereby playing a role in preventing and treating heart disease.

The above is a detailed introduction to the main effects of Purslane. At this point, the editor has reason to believe that after reading the above detailed introduction, everyone will have a new understanding of the effects of Purslane. However, this does not mean that Purslane can be consumed in large quantities, because each medicine needs to be quantified according to its own situation, otherwise it may cause other diseases.