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Purslane Medicinal Nutritional Herb succulent!
One of our favorites.
*Portulaca oleracea (common purslane, also known as verdolaga, pigweed, little hogweed, red root, pursley, and moss rose) is an annual succulent in the family Portulacaceae.
Shipped bare root ready to plant 3-12inch long.
*Other uses:Known as Ma Chi Xian (pinyin: translates as "horse tooth amaranth") in traditional Chinese medicine. Its leaves are used for insect or snake bites on the skin, boils, sores, pain from bee stings, bacillary dysentery, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, postpartum bleeding, and intestinal bleeding.
Use is contraindicated during pregnancy and for those with cold and weak digestion.[12] Purslane is a clinically effective treatment for oral lichen planus.[13][non-primary source needed]
Companion plant:
As a companion plant, purslane provides ground cover to create a humid microclimate for nearby plants, stabilising ground moisture. Its deep roots bring up moisture and nutrients that those plants can use, and some, including corn, will follow purslane roots down through harder soil that they cannot penetrate on their own (ecological facilitation). It is known as a beneficial weed in places that do not already grow it as a crop in its own right.
One of our favorites.
*Portulaca oleracea (common purslane, also known as verdolaga, pigweed, little hogweed, red root, pursley, and moss rose) is an annual succulent in the family Portulacaceae.
Shipped bare root ready to plant 3-12inch long.
*Other uses:Known as Ma Chi Xian (pinyin: translates as "horse tooth amaranth") in traditional Chinese medicine. Its leaves are used for insect or snake bites on the skin, boils, sores, pain from bee stings, bacillary dysentery, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, postpartum bleeding, and intestinal bleeding.
Use is contraindicated during pregnancy and for those with cold and weak digestion.[12] Purslane is a clinically effective treatment for oral lichen planus.[13][non-primary source needed]
Companion plant:
As a companion plant, purslane provides ground cover to create a humid microclimate for nearby plants, stabilising ground moisture. Its deep roots bring up moisture and nutrients that those plants can use, and some, including corn, will follow purslane roots down through harder soil that they cannot penetrate on their own (ecological facilitation). It is known as a beneficial weed in places that do not already grow it as a crop in its own right.