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|nameL=Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (and other species)
|family=Ficoidaceae? (Portulacaceae?)
|nameE=Midday Flower&&Ice plant
|habitat=Canary Islands&&Morocco&&South Africa&&Libya&&cultivated in Europe (including Great Britain)&&
|partUsed= 
|constituent=lime, malic acid, sodium, potassium, salts, 
|action=febrifuge, diuretic, pectoral, demulcent, used in the treatment of inflammations of the pulmonary and genitourinary mucosae, The leaves can be eaten as a vegetable.
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