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
PROTEIN	0	Plant	57000.0	17650.0	-1.28	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Seed	294000.0	352000.0	1.05	Duke, 1992 *
RUINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VASCINONES	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VASICINONE	13	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Plant	not available	677000.0	-0.40	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
Antiganglionic	1	Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Antihistaminic	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.
Antihyperkinetic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinsomniac	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antileishmanic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial	2	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.
Antimenopausal	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimitotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinociceptive	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiobesity	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiosteoporotic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiperiodontitic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
AntiPMS	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antirheumatic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antistress	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.