Doctor Bon

Purslane is a prostrate, widely branched, glabrous, succulent annual herb. The stem is often purplish; the leaves are fleshy, oblong and obtuse. The five petaled flowers are very small, growing in clysters and is yellow in color. They open in sunlight. It is found in gardens and in open waste lands.

Herbal use

1. Purslane is used for liver, kidney and bladder problems.
2. It is used against scurvy.
3. Purslane is used to increase milk flow in nursing mothers.
4. It is good for painful or difficult urination.
5. Relieves dry coughs, shortness of breath, and immoderate thirst.
6. Cures in flamed eyes, mouth sores and swollen gums.
7. Fastens loose teeth.
8. Relives pain from burns.
9. Hastens healing of wounds.
10. Promotes flow of urine, menstrual flow, and expulsion of intestinal worms.
11. Helps in digestion.

Instructions

1. The fresh juice of the plant is said to be good for treating painful of difficult urination; relieves dry coughs, shortness of breath, and immoderate thirst.
2. Drops in the eye cure inflammation; in gargles mixed with water in the proportion of 50%, it cures mouth sores, and swollen gums and fastens loose teeth.
3. Externally used, the leaves and the stem are applied topically over burns, relieve pains, and hasten healing of wounds.
4. Seeds promote flow of urine, menstrual flow and expulsion of intestinal worms.
5. The leave are eaten as salad or stewed as a digestive.

Parts used

The whole plant