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Portulaca oleracea L. is one of the plants reputed to be of value in the treatment of cardio-vascular diseases in Jamaican folk-lore1. It was therefore examined for the possible occurrence of pharmacologically active substances.
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FENG, P., HAYNES, L. & MAGNUS, K. High Concentration of (−)-Noradrenaline in Portulaca oleracea L.. Nature 191, 1108 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/1911108a0
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