Harmal
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Template:About {{Taxobox | color = lightgreen | name = Harmal | image = Peganum harmala1.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = Harmal (Peganum harmala) flower | regnum = Plantae | divisio = Magnoliophyta | classis = Magnoliopsida | ordo = Sapindales | familia = Nitrariaceae | genus = Peganum | species = P. harmala | binomial = Peganum harmala | binomial_authority = L. }}
Image:Peganum harmala0.jpg Harmal (Peganum harmala) is a plant of the family Nitrariaceae, native from the eastern Mediterranean region east to India. It is also sometimes known as Syrian Rue, a confusing name as it is not related to rue (Ruta, family Rutaceae).
It has been used as an entheogen in the Middle East, and in modern Western culture, it is often used as an analogue of Banisteriopsis caapi to create Ayahuasca, a South American entheogen. In Turkey, dried capsules from this plant are strung and hung in homes and vehicles to protect against the evil eye.
The active alkaloids of Harmal seeds are the MAOI (MonoAmine Oxidase Inhibitor) compounds harmine, harmaline and tetrahydroharmine (collectively known as harmala).
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