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Peganum harmala: Difference between revisions
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*'''Vasicine (peganine): '''0.25%< | *'''Vasicine (peganine): '''0.25%< | ||
*'''Vasicinone:''' 0.0007% | *'''Vasicinone:''' 0.0007% | ||
==Drug use in pregnancy== | |||
''Peganum harmala'' is used traditionally as an abortifacient agent in Morocco, North Africa, and the Middle East.<ref>https://www.hindawi.com/journals/criem/2014/783236/</ref> It is believed that quinazoline alkaloids such as vasicine and vasicinone are responsible for the abortifacient activity of the plant.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/zygophyllaceae</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||