Is Purslane good for beauty?

Purslane is a common vegetable and is often seen in dishes in our daily lives. Purslane has the effect of cooling blood and stopping bleeding. If you have acne or eczema on your body, you can also eat Purslane to help treat it. In addition, purslane also has beauty effects.

In traditional Chinese medicine, the whole plant is used as medicine. It is cold in nature, sour in taste, and has the functions of clearing away heat, detoxifying, and reducing swelling. It is mainly used to treat dysentery, sores and other diseases.

Amaranth contains high concentrations of norepinephrine, as well as dihydroxyphenylethylamine and dihydroxyphenylalanine, which are the precursors and intermediate components of norepinephrine, respectively. Norepinephrine can promote the secretion of insulin and regulate the process of sugar metabolism in the human body, thereby lowering blood sugar concentration and maintaining blood sugar stability. Therefore, eating purslane regularly has a therapeutic effect on diabetes.

The whole herb of Amaranth is rich in vitamin A, which can promote the physiological functions of epithelial cells to return to normal and promote the healing of ulcers. It has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, relieving itching and dampness, and reducing inflammation and relieving pain.

The whole herb of Amaranthus has an inhibitory effect on Shigella dysenteriae and Salmonella typhi. People often use it alone as a decoction or wash and mash the fresh herb, take a cup of juice and add a little rice wine to treat dysentery.

The whole herb also has an inhibitory effect on common pathogenic skin fungi. Wash and mash the fresh herb for external application or decoct it alone, or take it with 50g of stinking sycamore leaves. It can treat eczema, rice field skin moxibustion, snake bites, lymph tuberculosis, acute appendicitis, hemorrhoids, etc. In addition, the VE content of fresh Amaranth grass is as high as 0.2%, which is 5 times higher than that of pineapple, and helps the body resist aging.

Purslane has powerful beauty and health functions, and patients can eat it frequently. However, the growth of Purslane is seasonal, and it is most common in spring and summer. People who like to eat it can purchase it in the wild. When eating, they can cook it according to their preferences, such as stir-frying, stewing, etc. There are many ways to eat it, but there are many people who must not eat it, such as pregnant women. Pregnant women are prone to miscarriage after eating Purslane, so it cannot be eaten, and it should not be eaten with soft-shelled turtles, as poisoning is likely to occur.