1. Portulaca oleracea tastes sour and cold; Into the large intestine, liver, spleen meridian, sticky and smooth; Has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, dispersing blood, relieving swelling, and inducing diuresis to treat stranguria; Indications: diarrhea due to heat toxin, carbuncle, swelling, sore and furuncle, erysipelas, scrofula, metrorrhagia, hematochezia, hemorrhoid, leucorrhea with red and white discharge, cold shower, swelling in the vagina, wet tinea and alopecia.

2. Portulaca oleracea has inhibitory effect on Shigella dysenteriae, Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.