Present study was carried out to investigate the anthelmintic potential of petroleum-ether extract of Portulaca oleracea against Pheretima posthuma as a species of earthworm. Various concentrations (25‐100 mg/ml) of petroleum-ether extract were evaluated for anthelmintic activity by recording the time required for paralysis and death of worms. Albendazole was used as standard. Result indicates ...

BACKGROUND Diabetes is a major public health concern. In spite of continuous new drug development to treat diabetes, herbal remedies remain a potential adjunct therapy to maintain better glycemic control while also imparting few side-effects. Portulaca oleracea has been traditionally used to manage several diseases due to the anti-oxidant and anti-atherogenic effects it imparts. To better under...

Portulaca oleracea L. is a traditional Chinese medicine, which has been used as adjuvant therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, the mechanism of its activity in IBD still remains unclear. Since previous studies have documented the anti-inflammatory effect of peroxisome proliferator activated receptors-γ (PPAR-γ), Portulaca regulation of PPAR-γ in inflammation was examined in cur...

The number of cases obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is part the metabolic syndrome case. Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) a plant that has been clinically tested potential to prevent treat as well pathogenic pathophysiological activities cause disease. aim this study discuss conclude information regarding activity use purslane (P. oleracea) an antimetabolic. This review article base...

objective(s) portulaca oleracea l. is a herbaceous weed from portulacaceae family. it can be found in many parts of the world. modern pharmacological studies have demonstrated that p. oleracea have antioxidant effects. the protective effect of aqueous and ethanolic extract of p. oleracea against cisplatin-induced renal toxicity was studied in rats. materials and methods single intraperitoneal i...

Allelopathy is described as the interference to plant growth resulting from chemical interactions among plants and other organisms mediated through release of bioactive secondary metabolites. Since only a few studies have been reported about role seed allelopathy, an experiment was designed evaluate seeds Portulaca oleracea L. crop species common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), onion (Allium cepa...

The Pharmacological potential, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial activities of Portulaca oleracea (PO) and Petroselinum sativum (PS) extracts are well known. However, the preventive properties against hepatocellular carcinoma cells have not been explored so far. Therefore, the present investigation was designed to study the anticancer activity of seed extracts of PO and ...