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Peganum harmala

Peganum harmala, commonly called wild rue, Syrian rue, African rue, esfand or espand, or harmel (among other similar pronunciations and spellings), is a perennial, herbaceous plant, with a woody underground rootstock, of the family Nitrariaceae, usually growing in saline soils in temperate desert and Mediterranean regions. Its common English-language…

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Peganum harmala

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Peganum harmala

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related to Native · 38
Peganum harmala → Afghanistan, Africa, Algeria, Anatolia, Bangladesh, Bengazi, China, Dagestan, Eastern Desert, Egypt, Europe, In Africa, In Algeria, In Egypt, In Libya, In Morocco, Iran, Israel, It, Italy
related to Taxonomy · 32
Peganum harmala → Aloysius Anguillara's Ruta, Andreas Cæsalpinus, Annotations, Castore Durante's, Clusius, Clusius' Harmala, Conrad Gesner's, Dioscorides, Dodoens, Galen, Gaspard Bauhin, Gesner's, Harmala, Harmel, He, Hortus, Hypericum, In, Joachim Camerarius, Later
related to Infraspecific variability · 19
Peganum harmala → Afghanistan, Afrique, Bobek, Ebro, El Hadidi, Flora Iberica, Flora Iranica, Flore, GBIF, Iran, It, Kerman Province, Nord, Peganum, René Maire, Spain, Tal Shahdad, Tunisia, Zaragosa
related to External links · 10
Peganum harmala → Archived, Dr, Duke's Phytochemical, Ethnobotanical Databases, February, January, NAL, Peganum, Retrieved, Zygophyllaceae
related to Entheogenic use · 6
Peganum harmala → Banisteriopsis, Changa, DMT, DMT-infused, It, Peganum

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harmala peganum plant seeds var used also rue known species native alkaloids found flowers leaves china northern described common persian

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Gaspard Bauhininstance ofIt was first described and illustrated in the 16th century by Rembert Dodoens and later classified by botanists0.80text
Carl Linnaeusinstance ofIt was first described and illustrated in the 16th century by Rembert Dodoens and later classified by botanists0.80text
Turkeyinstance offor a time the traditional Ottoman fez was dyed with the extract from this plant.Traditional medicine and superstitionsIn Iran and neighbouring countries0.80text
Azerbaijaninstance offor a time the traditional Ottoman fez was dyed with the extract from this plant.Traditional medicine and superstitionsIn Iran and neighbouring countries0.80text
dried capsules from the plant are strunginstance offor a time the traditional Ottoman fez was dyed with the extract from this plant.Traditional medicine and superstitionsIn Iran and neighbouring countries0.80text
hung in homes or vehicles to protect against the evil eyeinstance offor a time the traditional Ottoman fez was dyed with the extract from this plant.Traditional medicine and superstitionsIn Iran and neighbouring countries0.80text
Turkeyinstance ofTraditional medicine and superstitionsIn Iran and neighbouring countries0.80text
Azerbaijaninstance ofTraditional medicine and superstitionsIn Iran and neighbouring countries0.80text
dried capsules from the plant are strunginstance ofTraditional medicine and superstitionsIn Iran and neighbouring countries0.80text
hung in homes or vehicles to protect against the evil eyeinstance ofTraditional medicine and superstitionsIn Iran and neighbouring countries0.80text
Peganum harmalarelated to Entheogenic usePeganum0.60section
Peganum harmalarelated to Entheogenic useBanisteriopsis0.60section

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