Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Peganum harmala
Scientific Name and Description
Peganum harmala L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Peganum dauricum Pall. [1776]
Peganum crithmifolium Retz. [1783][3][failed verification]
Peganum rothschildianum Buxb. [1927]
Peganum harmala var. rothschildianum (Buxb.) Maire [1953]
Peganum harmala var. garamantum Maire [1953]
Malacocarpus crithmifolius (Retz.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. [1843][3][failed verification]
Harmala peganum Crantz [1766]
Harmala multifida All. [1785
Harmala syriaca Bubani [1901]
Mesembryanthemum caspicum S.G.Gmel. [1784]
Peganon harmalum (L.) St.-Lag. [1880]
Peganum crithmifolium Retz. [1783][3][failed verification]
Peganum rothschildianum Buxb. [1927]
Peganum harmala var. rothschildianum (Buxb.) Maire [1953]
Peganum harmala var. garamantum Maire [1953]
Malacocarpus crithmifolius (Retz.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. [1843][3][failed verification]
Harmala peganum Crantz [1766]
Harmala multifida All. [1785
Harmala syriaca Bubani [1901]
Mesembryanthemum caspicum S.G.Gmel. [1784]
Peganon harmalum (L.) St.-Lag. [1880]
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | harmal, turkey red |
| Hindi | gandhiyo, harmal, hurmal, isband, isbandlahouri, kaladana, lahourihurmul |
| Kannada | seeme goranti, simegoranti |
| Marathi | harmala |
| Sanskrit | haramala, soma |
| Tamil | cimai alavanam, cimaialavanam, cimaimarutonri, cimaiyalavanam, shimai-azha-vanai-virai, simaiyalavinai, simaiyaravandi |
| Telugu | seemagoranta, seemagoronti, shima-goranti-vittulu, shimagorantivittulu, simagoranta, simagoronti |
| Urdu | aspand, ispand, ispand soakhtani, tukhm kunch hi maing |
| Rajasthan Region | Hamal, Gandhiyo |
| Common names | wild rue,Syrian rue, African rue, esfand, espand, harmel |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Phytochemicals
Herb usable parts
Roots
Fruits
Seeds
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
- It has narcotic, emetic and anthelmintic properties.
- Smoke of whole plant relieves toothache and also useful in asthma.
- It is used in the treatment of jaundice, fever, colic pains, hysteria and rheumatism, stimulates central nervous system.
- Also a dye plant.
- Powdered roots mixed in mustard oil to kill lice in hair.
- Plants kept in room to repel mosquitoes.
- Seeds constitute the drug 'harmal'.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
Peganum harmala L. Shrub Root Insecticidal; wormicidal General Bhardwaj et al. 2011
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Bhardwaj et al. 2011
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Distribution X Maharashtra: Rare, in dry places. Bombay, Konkan, Pune. Title - Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-2 Author - C.J SALDHANA
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Research
References
Peganum harmala
Citations
Herb citations
Peganum harmala. (2024, June 1). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peganum_harmala