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Record W7143005421 · doi:10.52756/bhietm.2025.v04.004

From Traditional Remedy to Modern Phytomedicine: A Review of the Therapeutic Benefits of Portulaca oleracea

2025· book-chapter· W7143005421 on OpenAlex
Alminda M. Fernandez, John Paul L. Matuguinas, Jojine S. Cobrado, Vincent P. Celmar, Saikat Kumar Basu, Peiman Zandi

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Bibliographic record

Venuenot available
Typebook-chapter
Language
FieldNeuroscience
TopicAntioxidants, Aging, Portulaca oleracea
Canadian institutionsUniversity of Lethbridge
Fundersnot available
KeywordsPortulacaPhytochemicalHealth benefitsModern medicineNeuroprotection

Abstract

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Portulaca oleracea is a widely distributed edible medicinal plant that has long been used in traditional systems of medicine across Asia, the Mediterranean, and other parts of the world. This review explores the transition of Portulaca oleracea from a traditional folk remedy to a subject of modern phytochemical and pharmacological research. Traditionally valued for its cooling, anti-inflammatory, and wound-healing properties, the plant has been used to manage a variety of ailments including gastrointestinal disorders, skin diseases, diabetes, and infections. Contemporary phytochemical investigations have revealed that Portulaca oleracea is rich in biologically active compounds such as omega-3 fatty acids, flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids, vitamins, and phenolic compounds, which contribute to its diverse therapeutic potential. Experimental and clinical studies have demonstrated significant antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, and neuroprotective activities. This review synthesizes current knowledge on the ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemical composition, and pharmacological properties of Portulaca oleracea, highlighting its potential role in the development of novel plant-based therapeutic agents. The study also emphasizes the need for further clinical validation and standardization to support its safe and effective integration into modern phytomedicine.

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Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.001
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.001
Version: codex-gemma-dda1882f352aValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesMeta-epidemiology (narrow), Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)
Consensus categoriesMeta-epidemiology (narrow)
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Systematic review · Consensus signal: none
GenreCandidate signal: Other · Consensus signal: none
Teacher disagreement score0.597
Threshold uncertainty score1.000

Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0010.001
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0010.001
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0030.002
Bibliometrics0.0010.001
Science and technology studies0.0000.001
Scholarly communication0.0000.000
Open science0.0030.001
Research integrity0.0010.001
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0090.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.068
GPT teacher head0.278
Teacher spread0.210 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

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