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Ruta angustifolia (chalepensis) Egyptian Rue
(Rue Family, Rutaceae)
Valenciano: Ruda
Castellano: Ruda
A yellow flowered plant with pale foliage which gives off a very strong foetid
smell. Stemms woody at the base up to 80 cm high. Leaves compund, twice cut
into oblong elliptic wedge-shaped leaflets. Petals yellow, finged with long,
conspicuous upstanding tooth-like hairs. Fruit globular with 4-5 sharp pointed
lobes close together.
Flowers April - July
Uses: Abortifacient; Anthelmintic; Emmenagogue; Ophthalmic. The plant is abortifacient,
anthelmintic, emmenagogue and ophthalmicA decoction of the plant has been used
in the treatment of paralysis, coughs and stomach aches. The leaves have been
heated then placed inside the ear to treat earache (See Plants
for a future)
There are several literary references to "Rue" See Wikipedia