Each part of Portulaca oleracea can be used as medicine. Its Chinese name is Ma Chi Xian, as the leaves are shaped like a horse’s teeth. It has the effects of removing heat from the blood and detoxicating.

Chinese and Western cultures were connected through food and traditional art at a Shanghai culture themed afternoon tea event held in the 306-year-old Merchant Marine Club on May 29.
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM) welcomed more than 110 international visitors currently residing in Shanghai from Japan, South Korea, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Morocco, Germany and Brazil for a TCM open day.
A bank clerk at that time, Zhang Chengzong led the secret work of the Shanghai CPC organization with Liu.
