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Peganum harmala

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Identification
Peganum harmala L. [family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Peganum harmala
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Common name
  • harmal, Syrian rue, wild rue, foreign henna (India, Ambasta)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • harmel (HM) (MALI, TAMACHEK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

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Entry for Peganum harmala Linn. [family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 5
Names
Peganum harmala Linn. [family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE]
Common names
English harmal, Syrian rue, wild rue, foreign henna (India, Ambasta). MALI: TAMACHEK harmel (HM)
Uses
Drink: alcoholic, stimulant Medicines: generally healing (whole plant) Medicines: pain-killers (whole plant) Medicines: sedatives, etc. (whole plant) Medicines: arthritis, rheumatism, etc. Phytochemistry: miscellaneously poisonous or repellent (stem root, seed) Phytochemistry: alkaloids (? plant (cattle)) Agri-horticulture: fodder (stem, root, seed) Products: dyes, stains, inks, tattoos and mordants (whole plant, seed) Social: religion, superstitions, magic
Products
english: Henna, Foreignenglish: Foreign hennaenglish: Syrian rueenglish: Wild rueenglish: Harmalenglish: Rue, Syrianenglish: Rue, Wild
Description
A dwarf, evergreen shrub recorded in the Hoggar on the northernmost boundary of the Region in Mali, and accurring throughout the Sahara, into Arabia and India.The latin specific and the English names both derive from the Hindi name. The plant in India is
References
References:1. Ambasta, 1986: 436. 2. Janan Abdul Hadi Al-Moktar, 1971. 3. Keith 139, K. 4. Maire, H, 1933: 143-4.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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