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Ethnobotanical Plant Peganum harmala

Common Name
Harmal; Harmine; Rahshca; Rue,Wild; Steppenraute; Harmal Shrub; Ispand; Armel; Harmelraute; Ozallaik; Hurmal; Gamarza; Syrian Rue; Alharma

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Abortifacient Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient India Duke, 1992 *
Alterative Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Alterative Egypt Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Alterative French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Anodyne Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac Egypt Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Aphrodisiac India Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac Kurdistan Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Asthma Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Asthma India Duke, 1992 *
Calculus Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cancer(Uterus) Europe Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
CNS depressant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
CNS stimulant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Colic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic India Duke, 1992 *
Dysmenorrhea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emetic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emmenagogue Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.