A
STORY ABOUT Portulaca oleracea:
DESCRIPTION, METHODOLOGY OF OBTAINING BIOACTIVE EXTRACTS, AND THEIR POSSIBLE
USE IN MEDICINE AND COSMETICS
Ioana-Miruna BALMUS1 §, Lucian MAFTEI2 §, Alin CIOBICA3 *,
Laura HUIBAN4*, Cristina MUZICA4, Irina GIRLEANU4, Catalin SFARTI4,
Ana-Maria SINGEAP4, Ioannis MAVROUDIS5, Gabriel PLAVAN6,
Viorica RARINCA7, Anca TRIFAN8
1 University of Medicine
and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, Romania; Institute of
Interdisciplinary Research, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, 700057
Iasi, Romania (balmus.ioanamiruna@yahoo.com).
2 MAKEUP SHOP SRL,
Mihail Kogalniceanu Street, no. 2, Miroslava, 707305
Iasi, Romania (lucian@makeupshop.ro).
3 University of Medicine
and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, Romania; Romanian Academy, Iasi
Branch, 2nd Teodor Codrescu Street, 700481 Iasi, Romania; “Alexandru Ioan Cuza”
University of Iasi, 11 Carol I Avenue, 700505 Iasi, Romania; Academy of Romanian
Scientists; “Ioan Haulica” 4 Institute,
Apollonia University, 11 Pacurari Street, 700511
Iasi, Romania (alin.ciobica@uaic.ro).
5 “Grigore T. Popa”
University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700015 Iasi, Romania; Institute of
Gastroenterology and Hepatology, “St. Spiridon” University Hospital, 700111
Iasi, Romania (huiban.laura@yahoo.com, lungu.christina@yahoo.com,
gilda_iri25@yahoo.com, cvsfarti@gmail.com, anamaria.singeap@umfiasi.ro)
6 Leeds Teaching
Hospitals, NHS Trust, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK; Leeds University, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
(i.mavroudis@nhs.net).
“Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, 11
Carol I Avenue, 700505 Iasi, Romania (gabriel.plavan@uaic.ro)
7 “Ioan Haulica” Institute, Apollonia University, 11 Pacurari Street, 700511 Iasi, Romania; “Alexandru Ioan
Cuza” University of Iasi, 11 Carol I Avenue, 700505 Iasi, Romania;
(rarinca_viorica@yahoo.com)
8 “Grigore T. Popa”
University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700015 Iasi, Romania; “St. Spiridon”
University Hospital, 700111 Iasi, Romania (ancatrifan@yahoo.com)
§
These authors equally contributed as first authors.
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract. Portulaca oleracea,
or purslane, is a spontaneous plant from the succulent family with an extensive
history and rich possibilities for exploitation in the nutrition, medicine, and
cosmetic industries. Written historical sources attest to the plant's use as a
remedy for gum parodontal injuries and as a topical antimicrobial in the
healing of wounds, but also with psychoactive sedative effect. In traditional
medicine, purslane is used as a source of nutrients and as a good remedy
against diarrhea and gastrointestinal infections. This paper aims to present
more details about this potential of the well-known Portulaca oleracea, as
reported in the literature in recent years, and to explore possible future
directions for exploiting its bioactive potential.
Keywords: Portulaca, purslane, medicinal plant, nutrition,
cosmetic industry
DOI 10.56082/annalsarscibio.2024.2.39
