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Portulaca oleracea is panicum miliaceum of Carnation and Portulaceae.
The whole plant is hairless, with creeping stems and light green or dark red branches. Leaves alternate, flat, thick, horse-toothed, dark green on the top and light green or reddish on the bottom; The petiole is thick and short. Flowers sessile, flowering at noon; Leafy bracts; Sepals green, helmet-shaped; Petals yellow, obovate; Stamens and anthers yellow; Ovary glabrous. Capsule ovoid; The seeds are small, oblique spherical, dark brown and shiny. The flowering period is from May to August, and the fruiting period is from June to September.
It is produced all over China. Sexually fond of fertile soil, drought and waterlogging tolerance, strong vitality, born in vegetable gardens, farmland and roadsides, is a common weed in the field. Widely distributed in temperate and tropical regions of the world.
The whole herb is used as medicine, which has the functions of clearing heat, promoting diuresis, detoxicating, reducing swelling, diminishing inflammation, quenching thirst and diuresis. The seeds are bright; Can also be used as veterinary drugs and pesticides; Tender stems and leaves can be used as vegetables, taste sour and are also good feed.