Ponzi is a common plant, which is planted all over the country and has different names in different regions, such as Ponzi, Changmingcai, health food and so on. It tastes sweet and sour. Equisetum equisetum has many medicinal functions, and it is usually added or synthesized in other drugs in medicine. Its main functions are: eliminating edema, eliminating gastrointestinal dampness, dredging intestines and stomach, sterilizing and diminishing inflammation, and preventing heart disease.

Alias longevity vegetable, longevity vegetable, five elements, wasp, ponytail.

Cold and sweet in nature; Entering the heart, liver, spleen and large intestine meridian.

Efficacy is mainly used for clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting diuresis, removing dampness, promoting blood circulation, reducing swelling, removing dust and sterilizing, diminishing inflammation and relieving pain, stopping bleeding and cooling blood.

The main functions are as follows

1. Promoting diuresis and detumescence and lowering blood pressure Portulaca oleracea contains a lot of potassium salts, which has a good effect of promoting diuresis and detumescence; Potassium ions can also directly act on the blood vessel wall, dilate the blood vessel wall, and prevent the arterial wall from thickening, thus lowering blood pressure.

2. Eliminating dust poison and preventing ulcer Portulaca oleracea can eliminate dust poison, prevent phagocyte degeneration and necrosis, prevent lymphangitis, prevent fibrous changes and prevent the formation of silicon nodules, and also has a certain curative effect on vitiligo; Portulaca oleracea also contains more carotene, which can promote the healing of ulcers.

3. Sterilization and anti-inflammation. Portulaca oleracea L. has a strong inhibitory effect on Shigella dysenteriae, Salmonella typhi and Escherichia coli, and can be used for adjuvant treatment of various inflammations, and is known as "natural antibiotic".

4. Prevention and treatment of heart disease Portulaca oleracea is rich in Y-3 fatty acids, which can inhibit the production of human serum cholesterol and triglycerides, help increase prostaglandin synthesized by vascular endothelial cells, inhibit thromboxane A2 formation by platelets, reduce blood viscosity, promote vasodilation, and prevent platelet aggregation, coronary artery spasm and thrombosis, thus playing a role in preventing and treating heart disease. This vegetable has no effect on preventing and treating cancer, but eating more is good for your health.