Peganum harmala - Syrian rue

Syrian rue (Peganum harmala) is a perennial herb of cold semi-arid steppe across the Mediterranean and south-eastern Europe, its seed used as a spice and dye source and in traditional medicine; the seed also carries hallucinogenic and narcotic alkaloids and should be used with caution.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Dye¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Footnotes

1. Peganum harmala | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰