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Pharmaceutical Name

Herba portulacae

Botanical Name

Portulaca oleracea L.

Common Name

Purslane, Portulaca

Source of Earliest Record

Xinxiu Bencao

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations

The entire plant is gathered in summer, steamed or boiled and then dried in the sun.

Properties & Taste

Sour and cold

Meridians

Large intestine and liver

Functions

1. To clear heat and release toxins; 2. To cool the blood and stop dysentery

Indications & Combinations

Dysentery manifested as fever, abdominal pain, blood and pus in the stool and tenesmus. Portulaca (Machixian) is used with Scutellaria root (Huangqin) and Coptis root (Huanglian). Also, Portulaca (Machixian) can be taken alone as treatment for these symptoms.

Dosage

30-60 g (double dosage for the fresh herb)

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