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Purslane
[also Green Purslane or Garden Purslane]
(Portulaca oleracea)
Family: Caryophylleae
Purslane is prevalent around the world, and has achieved almost identical
recognition in each culture for its benefits. The use of this plant
as a vegetable, spice and medicinal plant has been known since the ancient
Egyptians, and was popular in England during the Middle Ages. Portulaca
oleracea, the Garden or Green Purslane, is a herbaceous annual, native
of many parts of Europe, and found in the East and West Indies, China,
Japan and Ascension Island.
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