Peganum harmala L.
| Synonym : | Harmala multifida All. Harmala peganum Crantz Peganon harmalum (L.) St.-Lag. Peganum dauricum L. |
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| Bangla Name : | Harmal |
| English Name : | Turkey red |
| Family : | Zygophyllaceae |
| Disease : | Sexual tonic |
| Description : | Herbs, perennial,, erect to spreading, much branched from base, glabrous. Leaves alternate; leaf blade ovate, divided into 3-5 linear to lanceolate-linear lobes. Flowers opposite to leaves on apical parts of branches.Sepals 5.Petals 5, yellowish white, obovate-oblong. Stamens 15; filament base enlarged. Ovary 3-locular.Capsule globular. Seeds dark brown, slightly curved, 3-angulate, surface muriculate. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Jul-Nov. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Seeds and root contain four alkaloids, harmine, harmaline, harmalol and peganine and quinazoline. |
| Uses : | This plant is used as Sexual tonic. |
| Habit : | Herb |