portulaca/diarrhea

BACKGROUND Portulaca oleracea Linn. (Portulacaceae) is commonly known as purslane in English. In traditional system it is used to cure diarrhea, dysentery, leprosy, ulcers, asthma, and piles, reduce small tumors and inflammations. OBJECTIVE To assess cytotoxic potential of chloroform extract of P.

Porulaca pilosa has been used in Brazil as a traditional remedy to cause diuresis, antipyresis and analgesia. Achyrocline satureioides has been used in folk medicine as antiinflammatory, hypoglycemic, sedative and to treat gastrointestinal disorders such as diarrhea and dysentery suggesting that it

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the protective effect of purslane on the acute injury caused by intra-colonic administration of trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS) in rats. METHODS Seventy-two male SD rats were separated into 6 groups randomly. Rat model of ulcerative colitis was established by intra-colonic

BACKGROUND Medicinal flora plays a vital role in treating various types of ailments in living beings. The present study was planned to investigate and document systematically the indigenous knowledge in a scientifically little explored area of Ladha sub-division, South Waziristan agency, Pakistan.