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

Ethnobotanical Plant 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
Abortifacient Elsewhere *
Abortifacient India *
Alterative Egypt Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
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.
Anodyne Elsewhere *
Aphrodisiac Egypt Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Aphrodisiac India *
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.