An extract from purslane herb might modulate glucose metabolism through multiple mechanisms

The purslane herb (Portulaca oleracea L.) is a very common plant used worldwide as a food ingredient. It is traditionally used in folk medicine for a variety of ailments, in Near East purslane is treasured as an aid against diabetes. Animal studies confirm that purslane herb has antidiabetic properties [1, 2, 3]. To investigate the efficacy of the herb for this indication, a hydroalcoholic extract from purslane herb, PortusanaTM (EFLA®308), was tested in vitro in three different assays related to glucose metabolism. Firstly, a glucose rapid-uptake assay was performed in Caco-2 cells to model glucose uptake throu…