Peganum harmala (Harmel)

Traditional uses

Elsewhere

• Abortifacient
• Asthma
• Calculus
• Colic
• Dysmenorrhea
• Emetic
• Eyesight
• Fumigant
• Laryngitis
• Malaria
• Narcotic
• Pediculicide
• Rheumatism
• Sudorific
• Vermifuge
• Hiccup
• CNS depressant
• CNS stimulant
• Hysteria
• Repellant(Insect)
• Jaundice
• Neuralgia
• Anodyne

India

• Abortifacient
• Aphrodisiac
• Asthma
• Diuretic
• Emmenagogue
• Fever
• Lactogogue
• Stupefacient
• Urogenital

Iraq

• Alterative
• Emmenagogue
• Lactogogue
• Malaria
• Stupefacient
• Sudorific
• Parkinsonism
• Vermifuge
• Repellant(Insect)

French

• Alterative

Kurdistan

• Aphrodisiac

Europe

• Cancer(Uterus)

German

• Emmenagogue
• Stimulant

Tradition unspecified

• Eye
• Vermifuge
• Soporific
• Stupefacient

Iran

• Lactogogue

Arabic

• Parkinsonianism

Mexico

• Poison

USSR

• Rheumatism
• Nerves

Turkey

• Stimulant

Egypt

• Lactogogue
• Alterative
• Aphrodisiac

Spanish

• Malaria

English

• Sudorific

Spain

• Intoxicant

Pakistan

• Narcotic
• Vermifuge

Italian

• Vermifuge

Chemicals

Plant

• ASH — 34000 to 105250
• DEOXYPEGANINE
• FAT — 15000 to 46450
• FIBER — 57000 to 176475
• PEGAMINE
• PEGANINE
• PHOSPHORUS — 600
• PROTEIN — 57000 to 17650
• PEGANOL
• RUINE
• WATER — 677000
• CALCIUM — 5600
• 9,14-DIHYDROXYOCTADECANOIC-ACID
• PEGANONES
• VASCINONES
• COPPER — 9

Seed

• DEOXYVASICINONE
• DIPEGENE
• FAT — 135000 to 175000
• HARMALOL
• HARMAN
• HARMINE
• PROTEIN — 294000 to 352000
• VASICINONE
• HARMALINE
• ISOPEGANINE

Activities

1. Cytotoxic — 4 compounds; toxic activity; HARMALINE, HARMALOL, HARMAN, HARMINE
2. Pesticide — 4 compounds; HARMALINE, HARMALOL, HARMINE, VASICINONE
3. Anthelmintic — 3 compounds; HARMALINE, HARMINE, VASICINONE
4. Antiosteoporotic — 3 compounds; CALCIUM, COPPER, PHOSPHORUS
5. Aphrodisiac — 3 compounds; HARMALINE, HARMALOL, HARMINE
6. CNS-Stimulant — 3 compounds; HARMALINE, HARMALOL, HARMINE
7. Convulsant — 3 compounds; toxic activity; HARMALINE, HARMAN, HARMINE
8. Desmutagenic — 3 compounds; toxic activity; HARMALINE, HARMALOL, HARMINE
9. Hypocholesterolemic — 3 compounds; CALCIUM, COPPER, FIBER
10. Hypotensive — 3 compounds; CALCIUM, FIBER, VASICINONE
11. MAO-Inhibitor — 3 compounds; HARMALINE, HARMAN, HARMINE
12. Tremorigenic — 3 compounds; HARMALINE, HARMAN, HARMINE
13. Antiallergic — 2 compounds; CALCIUM, VASICINONE
14. Antiarthritic — 2 compounds; CALCIUM, COPPER
15. Antibacterial — 2 compounds; HARMALINE, HARMALOL
16. Antidiabetic — 2 compounds; COPPER, FIBER
17. Antihypertensive — 2 compounds; CALCIUM, FIBER
18. Antimalarial — 2 compounds; HARMALINE, HARMINE
19. Antiobesity — 2 compounds; CALCIUM, FIBER
20. Antiparkinsonian — 2 compounds; HARMALINE, HARMINE
21. Antitrypanosomic — 2 compounds; HARMALINE, HARMINE
22. Anxiolytic — 2 compounds; CALCIUM, PHOSPHORUS
23. Bradycardic — 2 compounds; HARMALINE, HARMINE
24. Cardioprotective — 2 compounds; toxic activity; COPPER, FIBER
25. Cardiovascular — 2 compounds; toxic activity; HARMALINE, HARMINE
26. Cholinergic — 2 compounds; DEOXYPEGANINE, DEOXYVASICINONE
27. Diuretic — 2 compounds; CALCIUM, FIBER
28. Hallucinogenic — 2 compounds; HARMALINE, HARMINE
29. Laxative — 2 compounds; CALCIUM, FIBER
30. Tranquilizer — 2 compounds; CALCIUM, HARMAN
31. Vasodilator — 2 compounds; CALCIUM, FIBER
32. (+)-Inotropic — 1 compounds; VASICINONE
33. Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker — 1 compounds; FIBER
34. Antianaphylactic — 1 compounds; VASICINONE
35. Antianemic — 1 compounds; COPPER
36. Antianxiety — 1 compounds; CALCIUM
37. Antiarrhythmic — 1 compounds; CALCIUM
38. Antiasthmatic — 1 compounds; VASICINONE
39. Antiatherosclerotic — 1 compounds; CALCIUM
40. Anticlimacteric — 1 compounds; CALCIUM
41. Antidepressant — 1 compounds; CALCIUM
42. Antidote (Aluminum) — 1 compounds; CALCIUM
43. Antidote (Lead) — 1 compounds; CALCIUM
44. Antifatigue — 1 compounds; COPPER
45. Antifeedant — 1 compounds; VASICINONE
46. Antifertility — 1 compounds; VASICINONE
47. Antiganglionic — 1 compounds; HARMINE
48. Antihistaminic — 1 compounds; VASICINONE
49. Antihyperkinetic — 1 compounds; CALCIUM
50. Antiinflammatory — 1 compounds; COPPER
51. Antiinsomniac — 1 compounds; CALCIUM
52. Antileishmanic — 1 compounds; HARMALINE
53. Antimenopausal — 1 compounds; CALCIUM
54. Antimitotic — 1 compounds; HARMALOL
55. Antinociceptive — 1 compounds; COPPER
56. Antiperiodontitic — 1 compounds; CALCIUM
57. AntiPMS — 1 compounds; CALCIUM
58. Antirheumatic — 1 compounds; CALCIUM
59. Antiseptic — 1 compounds; HARMINE
60. Antistress — 1 compounds; CALCIUM
61. Antitic — 1 compounds; CALCIUM
62. Antitumor — 1 compounds; FIBER
63. Antiulcer — 1 compounds; FIBER
64. Antiviral — 1 compounds; HARMINE
65. Beta-Blocker — 1 compounds; FIBER
66. Bronchoconstrictor — 1 compounds; VASICINONE
67. Bronchodilator — 1 compounds; VASICINONE
68. Calcium-Channel-Blocker — 1 compounds; CALCIUM
69. Cancer-Preventive — 1 compounds; FIBER
70. CNS-Sedative — 1 compounds; HARMINE
71. Contraceptive — 1 compounds; COPPER
72. Euphoriant — 1 compounds; HARMINE
73. Herbicide — 1 compounds; HARMAN
74. Hypouricemic — 1 compounds; FIBER
75. Immunomodulator — 1 compounds; COPPER
76. Immunostimulant — 1 compounds; PHOSPHORUS
77. Immunosuppressant — 1 compounds; HARMINE
78. Neurotoxic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; HARMINE
79. Osteogenic — 1 compounds; PHOSPHORUS
80. Photoactive — 1 compounds; HARMINE
81. Phototoxic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; HARMALINE
82. Protisticide — 1 compounds; HARMALINE
83. Psychotropic — 1 compounds; HARMALINE
84. Respirastimulant — 1 compounds; VASICINONE
85. Schizophrenigenic — 1 compounds; COPPER
86. Spinodepressant — 1 compounds; HARMALINE
87. Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; HARMAN
88. Uteroactive — 1 compounds; HARMALINE
89. Uterotonic — 1 compounds; HARMALINE

Toxic compounds

• COPPER — Cardioprotective; Plant
• FIBER — Cardioprotective; Plant
• HARMALINE — Cardiovascular; Seed; 5 ivn dog
• HARMALINE — Convulsant; Seed
• HARMALINE — Cytotoxic; Seed
• HARMALINE — Desmutagenic; Seed
• HARMALINE — Phototoxic; Seed
• HARMALOL — Cytotoxic; Seed
• HARMALOL — Desmutagenic; Seed
• HARMAN — Convulsant; Seed
• HARMAN — Cytotoxic; Seed
• HARMINE — Cardiovascular; Seed; 4 mg/kg ivn cat
• HARMINE — Convulsant; Seed
• HARMINE — Cytotoxic; Seed
• HARMINE — Desmutagenic; Seed
• HARMINE — Neurotoxic; Seed