Talinum portulacifolium

Talinum portulacifolium (Forssk.) Asch. ex Schweinf.
Family: Talinaceae
Synonyms: Claytonia cuneifolia (Vahl) Kuntze, Orygia portulacifolia Forssk., Portulaca cuneifolia Vahl, Talinum cuneifolium (Vahl) Willd.

English: Flame flower
Other names: Sambarcheera, Basalacheera
Telugu: Sima bachchali సీమ బచ్చలి
Kannada: Nela basale,

Description: Erect, shrubby non-succulent annual or perennial, up to c. 1 m tall. Leaves elliptic-oblong, 2-9 cm long, dark green; apex rounded. Flowers in lax, many-flowered inflorescences, pink to purplish, c. 2.5 cm in diameter.

Leaves  decoction  aphrodisiac,  for  constipation;  leaves applied against eye diseases. Roots for cough and gonorrhea. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]

8 Published articles of Talinum portulacifolium
1. Exploiting the phenomenal anti-ulcerogenic potential of Talinum portulacifolium ethanolic extract whole plant on Albino Rats: The therapeutic potential of Chinese Herb-mǎ chǐ xian ke (Portulacaceae).
Gundamaraju, Rohit; Maheedhar, Kotla; Hwi, Kim Kah
Pharmacognosy research  Volume: 6   Issue: 3   Pages: 227-33   Published: 2014-Jul

2. Evaluation of analgesic activity of Talinum Portulacifolium root extract on experimental animal model.
Satyanarayana, K.; Kankanampati Krishnaveni; Mishra, R.; et al.
Journal of Pharmacy Research  Volume: 5   Issue: 8   Pages: 4100-4102   Published: 2012

3. Antidiabetic and antioxidant effect of methanol extract of edible plant Talinum portulacifolium (Forssk) in Streptozotocin induced diabetic rats
Thalapaneni, Nageswara Rao; Sabapathi, Mohana Lakshmi; Ansari, Faraz Raza; et al.
Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine    Volume: 11   Issue: 3   Pages: 191-198   Published: 2011

4. Antihyperglycemic and antioxidant effects of Talinum portulacifolium leaf extracts in streptozotocin diabetic rats: A dose-dependent study
Babu, Ramesh K.; Vinay, K.; Sameena, S. K.; et al.
PHARMACOGNOSY MAGAZINE  Volume: 5   Issue: 19   Supplement: S   Pages: 1-10   Published: JUL 2009

5. Antihyperglycemic and antioxidant effects of Talinum portulacifolium leaf extracts in streptozotocin diabetic rats: a dose-dependent study.
Ramesh, B. K.; Vinay, K.; Sameena, S. K.; et al.
Pharmacognosy Magazine  Volume: 5   Issue: 19 suppl.   Pages: 1-12   Published: 2009

6. Inhibition of carbohydrate digestive enzymes by Talinum portulacifolium (Forssk) leaf extract.
Thalapaneni, N. R.; Chidambaram, K. A.; Thilagam Ellappan; et al.
Journal of Complementary & Integrative Medicine  Volume: 5   Issue: 1   Pages: 11   Published: 2008

7. Antioxidant Activity of Talinum portulacifolium (Forssk) Leaf Extracts
Rao, Thalapaneni Nageswara; Kumarappan, Chidambaram; Lakshmi, Sabapathi Mohana; et al.
   
8. Talinum portulacifolium (Forsk.) Asch. ex Schw.: A useful vegetable and garden plant: Hitherto unrecorded taxon from Upper Gangetic Plain.
Saini, D. C.
Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany  Volume: 26   Issue: 3   Pages: 579-582   Published: December 1, 2002