Ruta_chalepensis

<i>Ruta chalepensis</i>

Ruta chalepensis

Species of plant

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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.[1] It is native to the Mediterranean and is found elsewhere as an introduced species.[2] 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.[3]

R. chalepensis is the original source of the chemical compound chalepensin.[4]

Culinary

R. chalepensis is an introduced species in Ethiopia where, however, it is cultivated in gardens in almost every province of the country and is used as a culinary herb. The seeds are used to flavour wats and the leaves as a condiment in coffee and tea.[5] Called Tena adam in Amharic, it is used in the Ethiopian coffee ceremony.[6] 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.[7][8][9]

References

  1. [1]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ruta chalepensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Ruta chalepensis". Kew Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 June 2023., distribution map.
  3. [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. [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. [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. [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 31 January 2024).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link).
  7. [7]
    "Tena'adam". Deperwinkel. 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023..
  8. [8]
    "Terre Exotique Passion Berry 25g". Sous Chef. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Passion Berry standard jar". Steenbergs..


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