Ruta chalepensis

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.

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
Dried fruits.
Ruta "Tena Adam" in coffee in Ethiopia

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. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ruta chalepensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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 August 2023).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2023 (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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