Description

Kulfa Seeds is one of those herbs that sometimes you just can’t decide whether to keep or remove from your garden. Kulfa Seeds, which may reach up to 30 centimeters (11 to 12 inches) high, can grow in almost any place, as long as there is loose, sandy and nutrient-rich soil. The plant has a green or red stem, spoon-like succulent leaves and small flowers with a distinct yellow color. On hot and sunny days, the buds usually open from midmorning until early afternoon.

Kulfa has a wide variety of vitamins and minerals in its arsenal. It has antibacterial, anti scorbutic (combats scurvy), depurative (detoxifying and purifying), diuretic (increases amount of fluids expelled from the body and febrifuge (fever-reducing) properties.

Benefits:

Helps us in preventing and curing the following:

Kulfa Seeds is a very nutritious plant that contains high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, as well as proteins, sugars, and mucilage.
It is a good source of vitamins A, B and C, nicotinamide and many minerals (magnesium, potassium, and nitrate).
The plant contains l-dopa, dopamine and L-norepinephrine, two red-violet betacyanins (oleracin I and II), caffeic, ferulic and synaptic acid, calcium oxalate and oxalic acid, potassium salts and iron saccharate.
Kulfa is loaded with antioxidants (beta carotene, C, and vitamin E), and it also contains a high amount of the useful omega-3 fatty acids, which helps strengthen the immune system.

Other Names:

Kulfa Seeds, Portulaca Oleracea, Farfaheen, Farfeez, Baqla Hamqaa, Baraloniya, Badnuni, Barnunia, Common Indian Parselane, Garden Purslane, Poupier Commun, Portulak, Burzelkraut, Bürzelkohl, Gelber Portulak, Luni, Loni, Moti Luni, Khursa, Kulfa, Badi Lona , Dudagorai, Doddagoni Soppu, Lonika, Nuner, Portulaca oleracea Linn, Kurfah, Ghol, Khurfa, Lonak, Chhotalunia, Khurfa, Loni, Lonika, Kozuppa, Khurfa.