Objective: Peganum harmala (P. harmala), “Espand” in Persian, has small seeds and has been used in traditional medicine as emmenagogue and an abortifacient. It has various pharmacological effects such as antifungal, antibacterial, hypothermic, anticancer, antinociceptive, and reversible monoamine oxidase inhibition. Case details: This case was a 45 years old woman who ingested about 50 grams se...

Fungal diseases have always been a major problem for tomato crops. Growers generally use chemical fungicides to treat this type of diseases. However, these products are toxic the environment and consumer, especially if pre-harvest interval is not respected. The present study aims find non-polluting alternatives. Five plant extracts ( Peganum harmala, Ocimum basilicum, Caralluma europaea, Nerium...

Medicinal plants are an inexhaustible source of molecules with several biological activities. The main objective this research was the evaluation antimitotic and genotoxic effect by Allium cepa test methanolic extract leaves Peganum harmala, a spontaneous plant from arid zones Algeria (Timzerth, Laghouat). Different concentrations (1, 4, 10, 16 mg∙mL-1) extract, as well two standards (colchicin...