Although phenylephrine, dihydroxyphenylethylamine and other pharmacological components in Portulaca oleracea can promote insulin secretion, regulate glucose metabolism, and play an auxiliary role in controlling blood sugar after eating, Portulaca oleracea cannot be controlled as a professional hypoglycemic agent. Therefore, in order to avoid serious complications caused by blood sugar fluctuation, it is suggested that patients with hyperglycemia should strictly follow the doctor's advice and use professional hypoglycemic drugs for treatment.

2 Is purslane effective in lowering blood pressure?

Portulaca oleracea can lower blood pressure, mainly because of its norepinephrine, potassium salt and rich citric acid and malic acid, which can keep blood sugar stable, lower blood pressure and protect the heart.

However, Portulaca oleracea, as a Chinese herbal medicine with sour taste, belongs to liver meridian and large intestine meridian, and has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood to stop bleeding and stopping dysentery. It is mainly used for toxic dysentery, carbuncle, furuncle, eczema, erysipelas, snake bite, hematochezia, hemorrhoids and metrorrhagia in clinic, so the antihypertensive effect of Portulaca oleracea is not good.

Can Portulaca oleracea be soaked in water when it is dried?

Soaking in water is a common way to take Chinese herbal medicine, because the effective components can be dissolved in water after soaking in water, so that people can drink water directly, which can achieve the medical and health care effect of Chinese herbal medicine. Therefore, purslane, as a Chinese herbal medicine, can be soaked in water after drying.

Is the effect of dried purslane the same as that of raw purslane? It is the same.

The composition and efficacy of dried purslane will not change, but compared with raw purslane, dried purslane will have stronger medical and health care function.

Because purslane in the process of drying in the sun, although it will cause the loss of some nutrients, it will also remove excess water molecules, so that the concentration of drug components in it will become higher.

Moreover, dried purslane is not easy to breed bacteria and microorganisms, and can be preserved for a longer time. Therefore, purslane is usually dried in the sun if it wants to extend its shelf life or be used as medicine.