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  1. Here’s a baby purslane. A tasty wild salad green when young. I haven’t noticed them flowering before. I’m going to pay more attention because I’m curious about how their seed dispersal mechanisms work. They seem to find new soil I haven’t mulched very quickly!

    #gardening #purslane #wildfoods

  2. I went across the valley to do a little garden work and found a carpet of young purslane where I needed to weed. t’s a great wild salad green! I brought a bunch home.

    I think this photo would make a fantastic background for a jigsaw puzzle.

    #gardening #wildfoods #purslane

  3. #India #traditional #medicine modalities - #Ayurveda , #Unani , & #Siddha medicine - #purslane was used to treat indigestion, ulcers, edema, eye diseases & bronchial asthma.

    Re: Ayurvedic texts, Charaka Samhita & Sushruta Samhita - cooked purslane was used to treat excessive mucus, cough, diarrhea, dysentery & hemorrhoids.

  4. #Purslane is an #annual #succulent used in #traditional #Chinese #medicine (TCM) for centuries - it's known as “vegetable for long life.” In #TCM - it's used to cool the blood, stop bleeding, clear heat & neutralize toxins. Dried parts are used for treatment of fever, dysentery, diarrhea, carbuncles, eczema & hematochezia.

    Whole #plant is #edible & has soury flavour.

    #AsianMastodon #ChineseAncientMedicine #CulturalMedicine #PlantMedicine #HolisticMedicine #Nature #FoodAndMedicine