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Peganum harmala

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{{stub}}[[File:Peganum harmala in Yerevan (3).jpg|thumb|right|'''Peganum harmala''']]'''Peganum harmala''', commonly called wild rue, Syrian rue, African rue, esfand, or harmel, (among other similar pronunciations and spellings), is a perennial, herbaceous plant, with a woody underground root-stock, of the family Nitrariaceae, usually growing in saline soils in temperate desert and Mediterranean regions.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Analgesic}}, {{Uses|Emmenagogue}}, {{Uses|Abortifacient agent}}, {{Uses|Anthelmintic}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootFruits}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Peganum harmala L. smoke has been used traditionally in Middle Eastern and Asian countries as a disinfectant and air purifier. Here, the smoke was collected by a simple, reproducible method, and its chemical constituents of the smoke and volatile oil were analyzed.
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==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=|ksml=|mlsa=|mrta=|pate=|tahi=|teen=Wild rue, Syrian rue, African rue, Esfand, or Harmel}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
 
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Herbs}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Lobes have smooth margins|1.5–2.5 mm (0.06–0.10 in) long stipules at the base. The leaf blade is dissected/forked twice or more into three to five thin, linear to lanceolate-linear, greyish lobes.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual||Yellowish white, White||About 2–3 cm in diameter. Greenish veins are visible in the petals. They have a threadlike, 1.2 cm long pedicel. The flowers have five (10-)12–15(−20)mm long, linear, pointy-ended, glabrous, sepals, often divided into lobes, although often entire and sometimes only divided at the end.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Simple Fruit|Round|6–10(−15) mm in diameter||Light brown|}}
===Other features===
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Prefers a light well-drained but moisture retentive soil and an open position in full sun. Prefers a dry soil and succeeds in poor soils. Although this species comes from dry desert areas, it responds well to cultivation so long as the soil is very well drained.
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==Photo Gallery==
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File:Peganum harmala in Yerevan (3).jpgFile:Peganum-harmala-fruit (cropped).jpgFile:Peganum harmala Baikonur 07.jpg
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==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0972060X.2013.813241#:~:text=Peganum%20harmala%20L.,and%20volatile%20oil%20were%20analyzed. Chemical composition]</ref>
<ref name="chemical compositionLeaf">["Chemistry"]<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ref> <ref name="Leaf">["Peganum_harmala Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]<https://auntiedogmasgardenspot.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/syrian-rue-peganum-harmala-plant-care-guide/ref><ref name#:~:text="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by CCultivation%20details,very%20well%20drained%5B238%5D.P.KhareCultivation Details]</ref>
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==External Links==
* [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peganum_harmala Peganum harmala]* [ ]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]
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