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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Peganum harmala

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

Activities

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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
Emmenagogue India *
Emmenagogue German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Eye Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Eyesight Elsewhere *
Fever India *
Fumigant Elsewhere *
Hiccup Elsewhere *
Hysteria Elsewhere *
Intoxicant Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Jaundice Elsewhere *
Lactogogue Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Lactogogue Egypt Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Lactogogue Iran Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Lactogogue India *
Laryngitis Elsewhere *
Malaria Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Malaria Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Malaria Elsewhere *
Narcotic Pakistan *
Narcotic Elsewhere *