Abstract

PORTULACA OLERACEA L.: A REVIEW OF PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGICAL EFFECTS

*Shital D. Godse

Abstract

Portulaca oleracea it is an aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae. It is also called as ground-ivy, gill-overthe- ground. Glechoma is also widely used in beer as flavoring, clarification, and preservative. Sesquiterpenes; flavonoids, including quercetin, hyperoside, and apigenin; saponins; bitter principle, glechomine. it used as a diagestive, stimulant, expectorant, abortificient, apetize, pectoral, diuretic, tonic, astringent, vermifuge. However, few molecular mechanisms of action are known. This review gives a summary of phytochemistry and pharmacological effects of Portulaca oleracea.

Keywords: Portulaca oleracea (Glechoma hederacea), pharmacology, Phytochemistry, antioxidant.