Are amaranth and purslane the same?
Amaranth spinosa and purslane are not the same. Alias of Amaranth spinosa: Amaranth spinosa, Amaranth spinosa, Amaranth spinosa, Pseudo Amaranth, Amaranth spinosa and Amaranth spinosa. Tropism of nature and taste: sweet, light and cool. Indications: clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, detoxifying and detumescence, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. Used for dysentery, enteritis, gastric and duodenal ulcer bleeding, hemorrhoids and hematochezia; Externally used to treat snake bites, skin eczema, furuncle and abscess. Portulaca oleracea L., also known as Eupatorium odoratum, Five Elements Grass, Cucurbita melongena L., Dictamura bicolor L., etc., is an annual succulent herb of Portulaceae. The whole plant of Portulaca oleracea has the effects of detoxification, bacteriostasis, anti-inflammation, diuresis, stopping dysentery, moistening intestine, eliminating insects, improving eyesight and inhibiting uterine bleeding. External use can treat erysipelas, snake bites and other diseases.