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

  • Rahimi, Vafa Baradaran (Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Ajam, Farideh (Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Rakhshandeh, Hasan (Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Askari, Vahid Reza (Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences)
  • Received : 2018.08.07
  • Accepted : 2019.02.11
  • Published : 2019.03.31
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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.

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