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A Pharmacological Review on Portulaca oleracea L.: Focusing on Anti-Inflammatory, Anti- Oxidant, Immuno-Modulatory and Antitumor Activities

Authors :
Farideh Ajam
Vafa Baradaran Rahimi
Hasan Rakhshandeh
Vahid Reza Askari
Source :
Journal of Pharmacopuncture, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 007-015 (2019), Journal of Pharmacopuncture
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute, 2019.

Abstract

Portulaca oleracea L. (PO) or Purslane is an annual grassy plant that is distributed in many parts of the world, especially the tropical and subtropical areas. PO has some pharmacological properties such as analgesic, antibacterial, skeletal muscle-relaxant, wound-healing, anti- inflammatory and a radical scavenger. This review article is focused on the anti-inflammatory, immuno-modulatory, anti-oxidant and anti-tumor activities of the PO. Anti-inflammatory, immuno-modulatory, anti-oxidant and Anti-tumor effects of PO were searched using various databases until the end of August 2018. The online literature was searched using PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, Google Scholar and Web of Science. Our review showed that PO exerts its effects through anti-inflammatory properties and balancing the adaptive and innate immune system depending on situations. PO acts as immune-modulator and anti-oxidant agent in both inflammatory states by the dominance of Th2 response such as asthma, cancer and atopic dermatitis and evoked Th1 disorders including hepatitis and multiple sclerosis.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20936966
Volume :
22
Issue :
1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Pharmacopuncture
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....9ea1eb78b011807d6df0ef88c49fd7a3