About Purslane
Edible weed unusually rich (for a land plant) in ALA omega-3, plus flavonoids and minerals. Small RCTs report modest improvements in glycemic and lipid markers in type 2 diabetes/metabolic syndrome, but trials are small, short, and heterogeneous. Contains oxalates.
What Purslane supports
- Small trials suggest modest support for blood-sugar and lipid markers
How much Purslane to take
The RDA prevents deficiency. The effective range is what clinical trials used to actually move the outcome.
Effective
500–5000
mg
Metabolic trials have used ~0.5-5 g/day of seed or leaf powder; no single consensus dose. Nominal range.
Clinical evidence
Limited clinical evidence. Several small, short metabolic RCTs; low quality.