Purslane is known for her gastronomic and medicinal excellences effects. It is considered a miraculous plant with healing properties (Hwess.H et al., 2017). It is very used in traditional medicine, but not well exploited in the pharmaceutical industry. In order to raise awareness also on this wild plant, we have decided to compare many provenances of puslane, using maceration extraction.
Evaluation of the biological activities of natural extract from some species of Portulaca grown in Tunisia
- Category: Aromatic & Medicinal Plants
- Themes: Development of new products and derivatives
- Position in the value chain: R & D
- Type: Practice
- Scale: National
- Country: Tunisia
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- Keywords: aromatics, essential oils, natural remedies, Pharmacological activities, Portulaca, wild harvested plants
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