Bulk Wild Rue Seeds for Export – Premium Quality

Bulk Wild Rue Seeds for Export

ACPFOOD offers premium bulk wild rue seeds for export to international buyers, ensuring consistent quality and reliable supply. Our harmala seeds and esfand seeds are highly valued in the herbal and traditional medicine markets. As a trusted wholesale supplier, we provide carefully selected Peganum harmala seeds, Syrian rue, and African rue to importers, distributors, and retailers worldwide. Our products are ideal for industries requiring natural botanical ingredients and bulk herbal raw materials.

 

Scientific Name: Peganum harmala L. Synonyms: Harmala multifida All., Harmala syriaca Bubani Name: Wild Rue Other Names in English (UK, USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand): African rue, Harmal peganum, Syrian rue, Harmal shrub, Harmel, Isband, Ozallaik, Peganum. Family: Tetradiclidaceae

🌿 Industries That Use Wild Rue Seeds (Peganum harmala L.)

Wild Rue seeds are small, dark brown to black and extremely potent, known for their high content of harmala alkaloids like harmine, harmaline, and tetrahydroharmine (THH). These seeds are powerful MAO inhibitors (MAOIs) and have been used for millennia in spiritual, medicinal, and industrial contexts.

1. Pharmaceutical & Ethnobotanical Research Peganum harmala is under intense scientific study for its neuroactive and psychoactive alkaloids, which interact with neurotransmitters and have MAO-inhibiting effects.

Applications:

• Studied for potential in neurodegenerative disease management

• Researched for use in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy (as a potentiator)

• Investigated for antitumor, antiviral, and antimicrobial properties

• Used as a natural source of β-carboline alkaloids

✅ Active constituents: Harmine, harmaline, vasicine, harmalol

2. Traditional Medicine & Herbal Remedies

Widely used in Iranian, Middle Eastern, Central Asian, and North African folk medicine for its antiparasitic, antimicrobial, analgesic, and calming properties.

Applications:

• Burned as fumigation incense (Espand) to ward off evil eye and disinfect spaces

• Taken in small doses for nerve pain, muscle spasm, digestive disorders, and fever

• Used topically or internally for rheumatism, headache, and uterine issues

• Sometimes employed in Ayurvedic and Unani tonics

✅ Highly potent—toxic in high doses, must be handled with expertise

3. Spiritual, Ritual, & Cultural Use

Wild Rue seeds have a rich history of ritual and spiritual use, particularly in Iranian, Berber, Arab, and Turkic cultures.

Applications:

• Burned over charcoal in homes or ceremonies to ward off negative energy

• Used in postpartum purification and spiritual protection rituals

• Integral to Nowruz (Persian New Year) traditions as a purifying incense

• Sometimes used as ethnobotanical admixtures in shamanic contexts

✅ Releases strong-smelling smoke believed to neutralize harmful forces

4. Natural Dye Industry The seeds of Peganum harmala are an ancient source of red dye (called “Turkish red” or “harmal red”). Applications: Used for dyeing wool, silk, and leather Historically important in Persian carpets, ceremonial textiles, and tribal garments

✅ Contains harmine-type alkaloids that bind well to natural fibers

5. Pest Control & Agricultural Use

Due to its strong alkaloids, Wild Rue seeds are studied for eco-friendly pest control and antifungal use in agriculture.

Applications:

• Used as natural pesticide for grain storage

• Tested for antimicrobial seed treatments

• May serve as fungicide or insect repellent in organic farming

✅ Promising in sustainable, non-synthetic agrochemical development

6. Export & Ethnic Markets

Wild Rue seeds are traded in Middle Eastern, North African, and Central Asian herb markets—sold for medicinal, ritual, and incense purposes.

Applications:

• Sold whole in ethnic grocery stores, bazaar markets, and herbal shops

• Exported from Iran and Afghanistan to Europe, India, and the diaspora markets

• Used in ceremonial blends, incense packets, and spiritual kits

✅ Often labeled as “Espand”, “Harmal”, or “Syrian Rue”

✅ Summary of Key Applications

🌟 Key Features of Wild Rue Seeds

• Rich in β-carboline alkaloids: harmine, harmaline, THH

• Traditionally used as smoke fumigant for protection

• Acts as a potent MAOI, requires controlled use in medicine

• Source of natural red dye for textiles

• Integral to Persian and Central Asian cultural heritage

 

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About Peganum Harmala Wild Rue is the seed of a plant whose plant height reaches fifty centimeters. The leaves of Peganum harmala are narrow, short, scattered, cut, pointed and almost like deer horns. Its flowers have five oval petals, white, elongated, separate and fragrant. The seeds of Peganum harmala plant are triangular in shape, dark brown and bitter and have a spicy aroma. But when it places on fire, it creates a fragrant smoke.

 

Wild Rue Health Benefits

Wild Rue Seeds

1. Every night before sleeping, pour a teaspoon of Wild rue in your mouth and drink it with warm water without chewing it. It is anti-parasitic and soporific, it is menstrual blood augmentor, it softens the lungs from viscous moisture, it cures weakness of the waist which is caused by excessive lechery, it prevents nocturnal emission. It is narcotic, it is prescribed for stomach pain and stomach ache, eliminates all kinds of intestinal tapeworms, eliminates intestinal winds, increases milk secretion, is a diuretic, is concentrated black bile and phlegm cathartic, warms the body, is useful Ascites and jaundice.

🧾 Nutrition Facts – Wild Rue Seeds (Peganum harmala L.) (100g)

Botanical Name: Peganum harmala L.
Common Names: Wild Rue, Syrian Rue, Harmal, Esfand (اسفند)
Product Type: Dried whole seed
Traditional Uses: Ritual fumigation, antiparasitic, nervous system tonic in Persian, Greek, and Unani medicine

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🔢 Nutrient Composition

Nutrient	Amount per 100g	% Daily Value (DV)*
Calories	360 – 380 kcal	19%
Water	6.2 g	—
Protein	14.2 g	28%
Total Fat	13.5 g	18%
• Saturated Fat	1.7 g	9%
Carbohydrates	47.8 g	17%
• Dietary Fiber	17.1 g	61%
• Sugars	1.2 g	—

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🔬 Minerals

Mineral	Amount	%DV
Calcium	135 mg	10%
Iron	8.1 mg	45%
Magnesium	190 mg	45%
Phosphorus	270 mg	38%
Potassium	415 mg	9%
Zinc	1.7 mg	15%
Copper	0.5 mg	56%
Manganese	1.3 mg	56%
Sodium	9 mg	<1%

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🌿 Vitamins

Vitamin	Amount	%DV
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)	0.17 mg	14%
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)	0.19 mg	15%
Niacin (B3)	1.9 mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.25 mg	15%
Folate (B9)	31 µg	8%
Vitamin C	0 mg	0%
Vitamin A / E / K	Trace	—

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🧪 Bioactive & Alkaloid Compounds

Wild Rue is not typically consumed as food but is rich in β-carboline alkaloids, including:

• Harmine

• Harmaline

• Harmalol

• Tetrahydroharmine

These compounds have monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) activity and impact the nervous system, mood regulation, and central neurotransmission.

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⚠️ Toxicology & Warnings

• NOT a culinary seed – intended for ritual, fumigation, or medicinal preparation only under professional guidance.

• Overconsumption or improper use can cause neurotoxicity, hallucinations, vomiting, and MAOI-related drug interactions.

• Not recommended for pregnant women, individuals with psychiatric or cardiovascular conditions, or those taking antidepressants.

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🏭 Uses & Applications

Field	Use
Traditional Medicine	Anthelmintic, uterine stimulant, anxiety reliever, incense seed
Ritual / Cultural	Used for smoke purification and evil eye protection in Middle East & Central Asia
Phytochemical Research	Studied for MAOI, anticancer, neuroprotective properties

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📦 Storage

Keep in an airtight container, protected from light and humidity.
Shelf life: 12–24 months under proper storage conditions.

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🧪 Disclaimer

Nutritional and chemical values are approximated from limited pharmacognosy and analytical studies. Wild Rue is not considered a food product and should be handled with care. Always consult an expert before ingestion or medicinal use.