Description
Item: SYRIAN RUE
botanical name: Peganum harmala
Arabic name: harmal
Harmal (Peganum harmala L. family Zygophyllaceae) is a perennial, glabrous plant which grows spontaneously in semi-arid conditions, steppe areas and sandy soils, native to eastern Mediterranean region. It is a shrub, 0.3-0.8 m tall with short creeping roots, white flowers and round seed capsules carrying more than 50 seeds. The plant is well-known in Iran and is widely distributed and used as a medicinal plant in Central Asia, North Africa and Middle East
