A Review on Loni (Portulaca Oleracea L.) in Kidney Diseases: A Boon From Nature Through Ayurveda

Abstract

In today’s era, medicinal plant resources are constantly depleting due to destructive harvesting. The scarcity of medicinal plants has put a threat to Ayurveda. The plants found in the ecology have certain positive effects on our human body, which remain to be disclosed and discovered. Diet is also important in fighting the disease. Kidney disease can only be managed not only with medicines but also with a proper diet plan. Out of innumerable medicinal and edible plants, Loni (Portulaca oleracea L.) is one of them which possesses innumerable therapeutic benefits. The study aims to procure the uses of Loni (Portulaca. oleracea L.) in kidney diseases and determine if it can be used as a diet for the above disease. The study has been carried out based on modern phytochemistry, modern and Ayurvedic pharmacology keeping in view of Ayurvedic classics like Kaiyadeva Nighantu, Bhavaprakasa Nighantu, etc. of Loni (Portulaca oleracea L.) along with other experimental and evidence-based research papers. Purslane has massive action in delaying the progression of kidney disease through its nutritional benefits and value and its anti-nephrotoxic activity, which are being discussed in modern and Ayurvedic science. In managing kidney disease, the study has suggested that Loni (Portulaca oleracea L.) can be added as an edible vegetable as part of the diet plan.