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An Indian analytical study validating a quality-control method for harmine, harmaline, vasicine and vasicinone; the abstract calls the seed a reputed drug of Indian systems of medicine.
Pulpati H, Biradar YS, Rajani M. Journal of AOAC International. 2008;91(5):1179-1185.
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An independently written introduction based on the source's bibliographic record and abstract, separating source type, principal content and limitations. It is not a full-text translation.
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An Indian analytical study validating a quality-control method for harmine, harmaline, vasicine and vasicinone; the abstract calls the seed a reputed drug of Indian systems of medicine.
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“Indian systems of medicine” is an umbrella term and does not prove inclusion in classical Ayurvedic canon; this is not a clinical study.
Safety and interpretation
Syrian rue contains beta-carboline alkaloids, and the collection includes research on MAO activity, drug-metabolizing enzymes and poisoning reports. Laboratory activity and records of traditional use do not establish clinical efficacy or general safety in humans. Drug interactions, neurological, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular signs, and variation among preparations require separate evaluation. This page provides neither instructions for use nor diagnosis or treatment advice.
Ayurveda / Soma context
The abstract's phrase “Indian systems of medicine” is an umbrella term that may include several systems. It does not by itself establish a place in classical Ayurvedic canon.
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