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

Plant Peganum harmala (Zygophyllaceae)

Common Names
Harmel, Syrian Rue
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
9,14-DIHYDROXYOCTADECANOIC-ACID 0 Plant *
ASH 0 Plant 34000.0 105250.0 -0.28 *
CALCIUM 28 Plant 5600.0 -0.85 *
COPPER 12 Plant 9.0 -0.56 *
DEOXYPEGANINE 1 Plant *
DEOXYVASICINONE 1 Seed *
DIPEGENE 0 Seed *
FAT 0 Plant 15000.0 46450.0 -0.08 *
FAT 0 Seed 135000.0 175000.0 -0.48 *
FIBER 15 Plant 57000.0 176475.0 -0.34 *
HARMALINE 24 Seed *
HARMALOL 7 Seed *
HARMAN 7 Seed *
HARMINE 23 Seed *
ISOPEGANINE 0 Seed *
PEGAMINE 0 Plant *
PEGANINE 0 Plant *
PEGANOL 0 Plant *
PEGANONES 0 Plant *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Plant 600.0 -1.44 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(+)-Inotropic 1 (View) Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View) *
Anthelmintic 3 (View) UNESCO. 1960. Medicinal Plants of the Arid Zones. eds.(botany) I.C. Chopra, B.K. Abrol and K.L. Hands; eds (pharmacology), R. Paris and G. Dillemann UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, Paris 7E. 96 pp.
Antiallergic 2 (View) *
Antianaphylactic 1 (View) Wealth of India.
Antianemic 1 (View) *
Antianxiety 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarrhythmic 1 (View) *
Antiarthritic 2 (View) *
Antiasthmatic 1 (View) Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
Antiatherosclerotic 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 2 (View) Recio, M. C., Rios, J. L., and Villar, A., A review of some antimicrobial compounds isolated from medicinal plants reported in the literature 1978-1988, Phytotherapy Research, 3(4), 1989, 117-125.
Anticlimacteric 1 (View) *
Antidepressant 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 2 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antifatigue 1 (View) *
Antifeedant 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antifertility 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.