Plant Details

Accepted name:: Trianthema portulacastrum L. [Aizoaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
ambatimaadu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ambatimaddu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ambatimadu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bawra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bili komme	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bili punarnava	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bish kharpra	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
bishkhapra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
black-pigweed	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
caru velai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
caruvelai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chiratika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
desert horse purslane	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
desert horse-purslane	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
desert horsepurslane	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
dhanapatra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dhedo santo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dhedo-santo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dirghapatrika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gaijaa soppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
galijaeru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
galijeru	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ghalijeroo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ghelijaehru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ghelijehru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
giant pigweed	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
giant-pigweed	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
gothapurni	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
hato	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
heen sarana	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
hoase purslane	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
horse purslane	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
horse-purslane	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
itsit	Other	Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014) Med. Pl. in Arid Regions of N. Punjab, Pakistan (Ashfaq et al., 2019) Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017) Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018)
jamizhama	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
jia hai ma chi	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
kathilla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kathillaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khapra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
komme	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
krurah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lal-sabuni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lalsabuni	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
land caltrops	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
mandalapatrakah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muchchugane	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
muchchugoni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muchhugoni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muchugoni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mukuruttai	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
nasur janghi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
neeli belladakilu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pasale soppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pathar	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
prithvi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
punaravi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
punarnava	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
punarnavi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puncture vine	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
pundharighentuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pundhrighentuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
raktakandah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
raktapatrikah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sabuni	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
safed santo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
salsabuni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sanaya	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
santhi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
santo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
saphed punamava	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
saranai	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sarvalai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
satto	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sen-charanai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sharunnai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sharunnay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sharunnay vayr	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sharvalaykiray	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shashivatika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shavalai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shothaghni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shvetamula	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shvetapunarnava	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sihi punarnava	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sitavarshabhu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
svetapunarnava	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
svetsabuni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
svēta mūla	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
swet punarva	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sweta punarnava	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
sweta puruni	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
talutama	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tavilama	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tella-galijeru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thazhuthama	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
thella galijaeru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
varsabhu	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
varshahi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
varshangi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
varṣābhū (root)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
vellai-saranai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vellaiccaranai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
verdolaga	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
visakharparika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vishakhapara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vishkhapra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vrischira	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vrscira	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vrśōheev	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
yerra-galljeru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yerragalijaeru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yerragalijeru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
śōthaghṇi	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
හීන් සාරණ	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Whole plant, Roots, Leaves		Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Whole plant		Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018)
Whole Plant		Med. Pl. in Arid Regions of N. Punjab, Pakistan (Ashfaq et al., 2019)
Whole plant		Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017)
Roots		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
root	dried root	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Root		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 9 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Portulaca axilliflora Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2.: 285 (1845), nom. illeg.
Portulaca toston Blanco Fl. Filip.: 408 (1837).
Trianthema monogynum L. Mant. Pl.: 69 (1767), nom. superfl.
Portulacastrum monogynum Medik. Philos. Bot. 1: 99 (1789).
Tetragonia chisimajensis Chiov. Fl. Somala 2: 226 (1932).
Trianthema flexuosum Schumach. & Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 221 (1827).
Trianthema littorale Cordem. Fl. Réunion: 290 (1895).
Trianthema obcordatum Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832. 2: 445 (1832).
Trianthema procumbens Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 1 (1768).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Portulaca axilliflora Blanco	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Portulaca toston Blanco	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Trianthema monogyna L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Trianthema portulacastrum	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Trianthema portulacastrum L.	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. & Pois. Pl. 2 (Valkenburg et al., 1999) Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014) Med. Pl. in Arid Regions of N. Punjab, Pakistan (Ashfaq et al., 2019) Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017) Med. and Magical Pl. of S. Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Trianthema portulacastrum Linn.	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)

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