Scientific name
Ruta graveolens
Family
Rutaceae
Origin
Europe
Parts Used
Drug given by the dried leaves and aerial parts
Chemical constituents
- Essential oil;
- Alkaloids;
- Flavonoids (rutin);
- Coumarins;
- Furanocoumarins;
- Piranocoumarine;
- Lignans;
- Vitamins (P);
- Tannins.
Ruta in Herbalist: Properties of the Ruta
The infused rue leaves were used above all for tonic, stomachic, diaphoretic and emmenagogic activities.
The use of rue in therapy has largely been abandoned due to its high toxicity, which at high doses makes it abortive, but above all a narcotic poison.
At the moment, in fact, its main uses concern only the homeopathic sphere.
