Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Esfand

Plant

English

Esfand, African-rue, Aspand, Harmal, Harmal peganum, Harmel, Peganum, Rye, Syrian rue, Wild rue

Latin

Peganum harmala Linnaeus

Plantparts

** Together with another plant, Seed, Unspecified, Whole herb

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Aids digestion, All diseases, all kinds of illnesses, Alterative, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-diabetic, antidiabetic activity, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, antihelmintic, Anti-hypertensive, Antiobesity, Anti-obesity medication, antiparasite, Antiparasitic, aphrodisiac, Arterial hypertension, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, Bruise, Bruises, chill, Chills, cold, colds, common cold, Contusion, contusions, corpulence, cough, Coughing, Coughs, cureall, Cutaneous conditions, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, Diabetes, diabetes mellitus, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disease of the eye, dispel worms, dispepsia, diuretic, dyspepsia, Eupeptic, expel worms, Eye complaints, Eye disease, eye diseases, Fatness, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, General health, Good for digestion, Head colds, Heal-all, helmint, high blood pressure, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, improves digestion, improve the complexion, Increases sexual desire, Indigestion, injuries, injury, Love drug, Lowers bloodpressure, miracle drug, musculoskeletal, muskuloskeletal, Obesity, ophthalmic disease, Ophthalmic problems, opthalmic disease, otolaryngological & respiratory, paediatric, panacea, parasite, parasites, Parasiticide, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Pyrexia, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, skin disease, Skin diseases, skin disorders, skin problems in general, Slimming, sores, stimulates digestion, sugar diabetis, To lose weight, Traumatic injury, treatment for worms, Used in the treatment of cough, Vermicide, vermifugal, Vermifuge, Warming digestive, Weight loss, worm, worms, Wound, wound care, Wounds, wound treatment

Women's diseases

Abortifacient, Abortion, abortive, Absence of a menstrual period, Aids milk flow in nursing mothers, Amenorrhea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Encourages breast milk, encourages menstruation, Ensures good milk supply, Galactagogue, galactopoietic, increase milk sekretion in women, induce abortion, Lactagogue, Milk production stimulant, promotes the flow of milk, promote the onset of menstruation, stimulate milk production, stimulate the flow of milk, Uterine tonic

Warnings

Hallucinogen, hallucinogenic, induce hallucinations, Poison, Poisonous, Toxic

Foods

Condiment, culinary, Culinary herb, spice

Other uses

against lice, colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Lice, Louse, Narcotic, narcotic effect, Pediculicide, Used to dye different types of fibres, Used to treat lice (Pediculus humanus capitus)

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Religion, Magic & Witchcraft

Evil eye, evil eyes, ritual & spiritual, Sacred Spiritual Plants

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used by Tashelhit speaking community in the High Atlas, Morocco, Phytomedical used in Israel, the Golan Heights and the West Bank region, Phytomedical used in southeastern Morocco (Errachidia province), Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Ingredients

 ash, Calcium, Chromium, Copper, fat, Fibres, iron, manganese, Nickel, phosphorus, potassium, protein, sodium, Vegetable oil, water, zinc

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn3876

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