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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Peganum harmala (Zygophyllaceae)

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Common name(s)
Harmal; Harmine; Rahshca; Rue,Wild; Steppenraute; Harmal Shrub; Ispand; Armel; Harmelraute; Ozallaik; Hurmal; Gamarza; Syrian Rue; Alharma

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abortifacient Elsewhere *
Abortifacient India *
Alterative Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Alterative French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Alterative Egypt Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Anodyne Elsewhere *
Aphrodisiac India *
Aphrodisiac Egypt Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
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 *
Asthma India *
Calculus Elsewhere *
Cancer(Uterus) Europe Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
CNS depressant Elsewhere *
CNS stimulant Elsewhere *
Colic Elsewhere *
Diuretic India *
Dysmenorrhea Elsewhere *
Emetic Elsewhere *
Emmenagogue Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.