Plant Peganum harmala (Zygophyllaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Harmel; Syrian Rue

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
9,14-DIHYDROXYOCTADECANOIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Plant	34000.0	105250.0	-0.28	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Plant	not available	5600.0	-0.85	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Plant	not available	9.0	-0.56	Duke, 1992 *
DEOXYPEGANINE	1	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DEOXYVASICINONE	1	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DIPEGENE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Plant	15000.0	46450.0	-0.08	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	135000.0	175000.0	-0.48	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Plant	57000.0	176475.0	-0.34	Duke, 1992 *
HARMALINE	24	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HARMALOL	7	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HARMAN	7	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HARMINE	23	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOPEGANINE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PEGAMINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PEGANINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PEGANOL	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PEGANONES	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Plant	not available	600.0	-1.44	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
(+)-Inotropic	1	Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic	3	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	Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic	1	Wealth of India.
Antianemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antianxiety	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarrhythmic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic	1	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	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial	2	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	Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidote (Aluminum)	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead)	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antifatigue	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antifertility	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.