The use of Peganum harmala in ancient and modern medical practice: review

Authors

  • И. Д. Кароматов Bukhara State Medical Institute, Department of Oriental Medicine (Uzbekistan)

Keywords:

Peganum harmala, harmala, wild rue, Peganum harmala, harmaline, vasicine, eastern medicine, folk medicine

Abstract

The review of the scientific literature on the use of Peganum harmala in ancient, modern folk and scientific medicine (for the period from 1973 to 2014) in Russian, Tajik, Uzbek, English and German languages is presented. The attention is focused on the chemical analysis of biologically active substances of harmala, the results of experimental studies and future applications in modern clinical medicine.

Author Biography

И. Д. Кароматов, Bukhara State Medical Institute, Department of Oriental Medicine (Uzbekistan)

I.D. Karomatov

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Традиционная медицина № 3 (38) 2014

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2014-09-30

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Кароматов, И. Д. “The Use of Peganum Harmala in Ancient and Modern Medical Practice: Review”. Traditional Medicine, no. 3(38) 2014, Sept. 2014, pp. 22-27, http://www.tradmed.ru/index.php/tm/article/view/410.

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