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Bot.: Portulacca purslane

Healing power:
- Common purslane lowers cholesterol.

How to use:
The leaves are eaten in salads.

Description of the plant:
Common purslane grows annual and is creeping. The plant is very common in Italy in the Toscana.
The location should be sunny, the soil dry and not to moist.

Propagation:
Recommendable it is to sow Common purslane dirctly into the garden.
Sowing indoors into flats is unfavorable, because the plants only can be transplanted when they are very young.

Ingredients:
Omega-3-fatty acids