Progress in extraction, purification, chemical structure, bioactivities, and food preservation applications of polysaccharides from Portulaca oleracea L.
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Portulaca oleracea L. is a classic medicinal-edible herb with longstanding traditional use in treating inflammatory disorders, dysentery, skin infections, and metabolic conditions such as diabetes and hyperlipidemia. Polysaccharides (POPs) are among its major bioactive macromolecules and...