Ruta graveolens

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Noun

Ruta graveolens - European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivyherb of grace, ruerue - leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivyherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Ruta, Ruta - type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs

ruta graveolens

rue

Has very strong compounds that can badly blister skin if touched, and is poisonous except in small doses and should only be handled by professionals. Used to help expel poisons from poisonous bites like scorpion, snake, spider ad jellyfish. Silvery bluish grey leaves, yellow-green flowers. Extremely bitter and can cause gastric upset. Leaves, seeds, branches used in Greek and Ethiopian cuisine. Seeds used to make porridge. Be careful! Know what you are doing with this plant !

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

ruta graveolens

rue

Ruta graveolens

rue

Ruta graveolens

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noun European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves

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