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Ruta chalepensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Ruta
Species: R. chalepensis
Binomial name
Ruta chalepensis
L.
Dried fruits.
Ruta "Tena Adam" in coffee in Ethiopia

Ruta chalepensis is a species of flowering plant in the Rutaceae family known by the common name fringed rue. It is native to the Mediterranean and is found elsewhere as an introduced species. It is a perennial herb growing up to 80 centimeters tall. The leaves are compound, each divided into several segments which are subdivided into smaller leaflets. The inflorescence is a cluster of flowers, each with four or five bright yellow petals with rolled, fringed edges. The fruit is a textured capsule which is divided into pointed lobes.

In traditional herbal medicine, the plant is used as for a number of ailments, such as fever and inflammation.

R. chalepensis is the original source of the chemical compound chalepensin.

Culinary

R. chalepensis is an introduced species in Ethiopia, where it is cultivated in gardens in almost every province of the country and used as a culinary herb. The seeds are used to flavour wats and the leaves as a condiment in coffee and tea. Called Tena adam (Adam's health) in Amharic, it is used in the Ethiopian coffee ceremony. Its dried fruit are marketed as a spice in Western countries, often under the name "passion berries" since the odour is said to resemble passion fruit.

References

  1. NRCS. "Ruta chalepensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. "Ruta chalepensis". Kew Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 June 2023., distribution map.
  3. al-Said, M. S., et al. (1990). Studies on Ruta chalepensis, an ancient medicinal herb still used in traditional medicine. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 28:3 305-12.
  4. Brooker, Robert M.; Eble, John N.; Starkovsky, Nicolas A. (1967). "Chalepensin, chalepin, and chalepin acetate, three novel furocoumarins from ruta chalepensis". Lloydia. 30 (1): 73–77.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. Goettsch, E. (1991). "Spice germplasm in Ethiopia". In Engels, J.M.M.; Hawkes, J.G.; Worede, Melaku (eds.). Plant Genetic Resources of Ethiopia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-384567., p.128.
  6. Egata, Desta Fikadu; Gosa, Aynalem (2020). "Ethiopian Rue (Ruta chalapensis L.) Genotypes Morphological and Biological Performance at Different Locations of Southern Ethiopia". Medicinal Chemistry. 10 (10): 1–5. doi:10.37421/mccr.2020.10.565 (inactive 1 November 2024).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link).
  7. "Tena'adam". Deperwinkel. 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023..
  8. "Terre Exotique Passion Berry 25g". Sous Chef. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  9. "Passion Berry standard jar". Steenbergs..

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