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Earliest use of psychoactive plant ‘harmal’ uncovered in ancient Arabia for health and healing (infosec.pub)

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Earliest use of psychoactive plant ‘harmal’ uncovered in ancient Arabia for health and healing

Archaeologists have uncovered the earliest known evidence of the use of the medical and psychoactive plant Peganum harmala, also referred to as Syrian rue or harmal, for fumigation around 2,700 years ago in an oasis settlement in northwestern Saudi Arabia...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/earliest-use-of-psychoactive-plant-harmal-in-ancient-arabia/

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