Ruta graveolens
| Noun | 1. |  Ruta graveolens - European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy |
ruta graveolens
rue
Ruta graveolens
rue
A perennial herb which contains alkaloids (arborinine), coumarins (bergapten, psoralen, xanthotoxin), and volatile oil with methylnonylketone, cineol, limonene and others.Chinese medicine
In the Chinese pharmacopeia, rue is used primarily for snake and insect bites.
Herbal medicine
In Western herbal medicine, rue is antispasmodic, emmenagogue and vermifuge; it has been used for arrhythmias, intestinal colic, eyestrain, gout, musculoskeletal trauma, rheumatic pain, stress-related headaches, varicose veins and to evoke menses.
Toxicity
Cutaneous photosensitivity; rue should not be used in pregnancy.
Homeopathy
See Ruta grav.
Ruta graveolens
- noun
Synonyms for Ruta graveolens
noun European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves
Synonyms
- herb of grace
- rue
Related Words
- rue
- herb
- herbaceous plant
- genus Ruta
- Ruta
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