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Non-scientific name:

purslane

15 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Drug form: Plant parts:
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L.
Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013) Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L. herb
Encyc. of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005) Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L. Leaves, Seeds, whole plant
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L.
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L. leaf
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Portulaca oleracea Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L.
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L.
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Portulaca oleracea Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L. seed
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L. whole plant
Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Portulaca oleracea Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L.
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L. aboveground parts
National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L.
Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017) Portulaca oleracea Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L.
Food Pl. in Seven Circum-Medit. Areas (Hadjichambis et al., 2009) Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L. leaves
Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Portulaca oleracea Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea L. Young stem Leaves, stem
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Portulacca pilosa Portulaca pilosa L. Portulaca pilosa L. seeds
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Portulaca quadrifida L. Portulaca quadrifida L. Portulaca quadrifida L.
Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Portulaca quadrifida Portulaca quadrifida L. Portulaca quadrifida L.
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Claytonia perfoliata Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd.

173 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "purslane":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
aiyo Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
amadilika Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
amalenjane Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
amalenyane Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ancharupa Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
ayiyoyiyo Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
baq`lah Other Encyc. of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
baqlah Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
barbeer Other Encyc. of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
barbir Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
beldroega Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
beldroeginha-de-ovelha Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
berbin Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
bobo Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
bordinte Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
bwanda Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
chingongo Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
chota Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
cháng mìng cài Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
cintekenteke Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
common purslane Other Encyc. of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
coupe-pied Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
coupier Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
dishereshere Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
duckweed Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
ehaluwewe Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ekaletelete Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ekalitete Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
emayenjani Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
engaiyagut Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
fargo Other Encyc. of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
feraeifro Other Encyc. of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
garden purslane Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
gatamatonga Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
gatumia Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
gelang Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
gelang pasir Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
genda kola Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
ghol Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
graviol Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
guā zǐ cài Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
ilenjane Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ingwanitsha Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
isilate Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
isilele Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
jiabara Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
jiàng bàn dòu cǎo Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kalunda Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kamama Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kamumama Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kannidood Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kanniedood Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
katete Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kelpomough Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
khusfa Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kinyukwi Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kokwa Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kufa Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kulfa Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kulfe ka sag Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
linyanjani Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
litoto-lia-bamia Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
little hogweed Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
lunak Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
luni Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
lunkibuti Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
lyawa Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ma ch'ih hsien Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
ma chi xian Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
mahenjani Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
makhulu-wa-luvhisi Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mama luni Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
marare Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
masonde Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mataga atsanu Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
matakaoali Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
matakoatsanu Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
matakogawaili Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
melkhena Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
misbedie Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
misbredie Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
munyeroo Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mwere Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
myay-byit Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
myet-htauk Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
myeyane Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mǎ chǐ cài Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
mǎ chǐ xiàn Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
mǎ chǐ xiàn zǐ Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
natola Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
nkhotchwe Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
nturmayei Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
nunar Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
nunka Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
nunya Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
nunyka sag Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
nyelele Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
nyelenyele Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
n’dya ngulu Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
n’labanlaba Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
o/jipa Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
obwanda Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ogorod portulagy Other Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
oimhelewene Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
onjoroleo Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
oshimhelewene Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
otjitandavare Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
parpinah Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
paxlac Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
perpine Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
pigweed Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
porcelana Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
poroselein Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
porselein Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
porslein Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
portulaca-weed Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
portulak Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
portulak ogorodnyj Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
portulak ogorodnyy Other Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
portulak ovosenoj Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
pourpier Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
Encyc. of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
pourpier commun Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
pupsley Other Encyc. of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
purselane Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
purslain Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
pursley Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
pusky Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
pusley Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
pussley Other Encyc. of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
rapunzelsalat Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
rigla Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
riglah Other Encyc. of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
rijlah Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
salunak Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
sanimarumbi Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
segan jantan Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
semiz ut Other Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
semizotu Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
serepe Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
siachamubili Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
silele Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
sirrussirso Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
snotterbel Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
soebireum Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
solele Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ssezzira Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
suberi-hiyu Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
tebere Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
titiuhuire Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
tsotsope Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
tumeighio Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
tumeiw'o Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
udywangudywangu Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
varkbossie Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
varkkos Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
verdolaga Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
vildportlak Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
wild portulaca Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
wild purslane Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
winter purslane Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
xukul Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
zhū mǔ cài Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
رجلة Other National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
رجلية‬ Other National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
فرفحينة Other National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
‫بقلة Other National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
猪母菜 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
瓜子菜 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
酱瓣豆草 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
长命菜 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
马齿苋 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
马齿苋子 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
马齿菜 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)