Portulaca oleracea, also known as amaranth, five elements, longevity vegetables, five herbs, melon seeds, amaranth, grasshopper, horsetail, longevity vegetables, happiness vegetables and so on. It is derived from the dry aerial parts of Portulaca oleracea L. of Portulaceae. Portulaca oleracea is an expert in treating diseases and has a set of skills for many diseases. For example, all kinds of insect bites can be treated with Portulaca oleracea, such as shooting worker bites, centipede bites, caterpillar stings and bee stings, and can be taken orally with Portulaca oleracea juice. Skin ulcers: fresh Portulaca oleracea 1000g, white wine 500g, water 500ml, and fried together to 400ml. Adults eat cooked Portulaca oleracea about 120g in the morning and evening, and take 50ml of medicine juice after eating. Children should reduce it.

The whole herb is used as medicine, which has the functions of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, sterilizing and diminishing inflammation, lowering blood pressure, quenching thirst and diuresis. It can also help treat diabetes, prevent and treat heart disease, delay aging and resist cancer. (Pregnant women with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should not be eaten) Horse teeth are cold ingredients. People with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should not eat more, especially pregnant women. Horse tooth juice has the effect of abortion, if it is dry, it will be slightly better.

Portulaca oleracea can be eaten with a variety of traditional Chinese medicines, such as dandelion, which can improve diseases such as urinary system infection, cystitis and internal hemorrhoids. However, the combination of purslane and other Chinese herbal medicines should be carried out under the guidance of pharmacists, and it is not allowed to operate without authorization. Portulaca oleracea contains a large number of effective anti-aging components such as vitamin E, vitamin C, carotene and glutathione, which can improve the body's antioxidant capacity and reduce the serum malondialdehyde content, and has an important anti-aging effect.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Portulaca oleracea can disperse blood and reduce swelling, strengthen tendons and prevent miscarriage, detoxify and relieve numbness". Modern medicine shows that it has obvious antibacterial effect on Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhi, so it has the reputation of "natural antibiotics". It can be used to treat erysipelas and female leukorrhagia with the efficacy of clearing away heat and reducing swelling. It can be used to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases such as blood pressure and atherosclerosis by inhibiting cholesterol with special fatty acids.