# Middle Eastern — Complete Ingredient Reference

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**Category:** Middle Eastern
**Total Entries:** 112
**Data Source:** Hermetica Superfoods Ingredient Encyclopedia

## All Middle Eastern Ingredients

| Ingredient | Evidence | Overview |
|---|---|---|
| [Asl-us-Soos (Glycyrrhiza glabra / Licorice)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/asl-us-soos-glycyrrhiza-glabra-licorice) | 8/10 | Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) contains glycyrrhizin, a triterpenoid saponin that provides anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects. This compo |
| [Kalonji (Nigella sativa)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/kalonji) | 8/10 | Kalonji (Nigella sativa) is a medicinal seed containing thymoquinone as its primary bioactive compound. It demonstrates antioxidant activity through D |
| [Sana Makki (Cassia angustifolia / Senna)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/sana-makki-cassia-angustifolia-senna) | 8/10 | Sana Makki (Cassia angustifolia) contains sennosides A and B, anthraquinone glycosides that stimulate colonic muscle contractions and increase intesti |
| [Cassia angustifolia (Senna)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/cassia-angustifolia) | 8/10 | Cassia angustifolia, commonly known as senna, contains sennosides that stimulate colonic contractions to relieve constipation. These anthraquinone gly |
| [Barberry (Berberis vulgaris)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/barberry) | 8/10 | Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) contains berberine as its primary bioactive alkaloid, which demonstrates antimicrobial and antioxidant properties through |
| [Asgand (Withania somnifera)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/asgand-withania-somnifera) | 8/10 | Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is an adaptogenic herb containing withanolides that regulate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. It reduce |
| [Boswellia carterii](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/boswellia-carterii) | 8/10 | Boswellia carterii is a frankincense species containing boswellic acids that modulate immune responses by shifting cytokine production from inflammato |
| [Senna (Cassia angustifolia)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/senna) | 8/10 | Senna (Cassia angustifolia) contains sennosides that stimulate colonic contractions and promote bowel movements through irritation of intestinal mucos |
| [Linsin (Nigella sativa)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/linsin) | 8/10 | Nigella sativa contains thymoquinone as its primary bioactive compound, which demonstrates anti-tumor activity through multiple cellular pathways. The |
| [Pomegranate (Punica granatum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/pomegranate) | 8/10 | Pomegranate (Punica granatum) contains high concentrations of ellagitannins and punicalagins that provide potent anti-inflammatory effects. These poly |
| [Nigella sativa (Black Seed)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/nigella-sativa) | 8/10 | Nigella sativa (black seed) contains thymoquinone as its primary bioactive compound, which exhibits antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties throu |
| [Mulethi (Glycyrrhiza glabra)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/mulethi) | 8/10 | Mulethi (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is a medicinal herb containing glycyrrhizin as its primary bioactive compound, which exhibits anti-inflammatory and hepat |
| [Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/coriander) | 6/10 | Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) contains antimicrobial essential oil compounds including linalool and geranyl acetate that demonstrate activity against |
| [Qust al-Hindi (Saussurea costus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/qust-al-hindi) | 6/10 | Qust al-Hindi (Saussurea costus) contains bioactive sesquiterpene lactones that demonstrate antioxidant activity through DPPH free radical scavenging. |
| [Roghan Badam (Almond Oil, Unani)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/roghan-badam-almond-oil-unani) | 6/10 | Almond oil contains high concentrations of vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) and oleic acid that penetrate skin barriers to enhance moisture retention and  |
| [Rose (Rosa damascena)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/rose) | 6/10 | Rosa damascena contains phenolic compounds and cyanidin-3-O-glucoside that provide antioxidant activity and potential cardiovascular support through A |
| [Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/myrrh) | 6/10 | Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) contains sesquiterpenes and furanoeudesma compounds that provide antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects. The resin demo |
| [Khella (Ammi visnaga)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/khella) | 6/10 | Khella (Ammi visnaga) contains furochromone compounds like khellin and visnagin, which primarily act as smooth muscle relaxants. These compounds contr |
| [Halela (Terminalia chebula)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/halela-terminalia-chebula) | 6/10 | Terminalia chebula contains tannins, particularly chebulic acid, which provide potent antioxidant effects through free radical scavenging mechanisms.  |
| [Suranjan (Colchicum autumnale)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/suranjan) | 6/10 | Colchicum autumnale contains colchicine, an alkaloid that inhibits microtubule polymerization and reduces inflammatory cell activation. This mechanism |
| [Cuminum cyminum (Cumin)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/cuminum-cyminum) | 6/10 | Cuminum cyminum (cumin) contains cuminaldehyde as its primary bioactive compound, demonstrating antioxidant activity through free radical scavenging m |
| [Zufa (Hyssopus officinalis)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/zufa) | 6/10 | Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) contains volatile oils including pinocamphone and isopinocamphone that provide expectorant and antimicrobial effects. Cl |
| [Artemisia (Artemisia absinthium)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/artemisia) | 6/10 | Artemisia absinthium (wormwood) contains thujone, absinthin, and artemisinin compounds that demonstrate antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. The  |
| [Booti (Ziziphus jujuba)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/booti) | 6/10 | Ziziphus jujuba (Chinese jujube) contains flavonoids and triterpenoids like betulinic acid that provide antioxidant protection through Nrf2 pathway ac |
| [Kateera (Cochlospermum religiosum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/kateera) | 4/10 | Kateera (Cochlospermum religiosum) is a traditional Unani medicine containing myricetin as its primary bioactive compound. It exhibits antimicrobial a |
| [Arq Gulab (Rose Water Distillate)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/arq-gulab-rose-water-distillate) | 4/10 | Arq Gulab (Rose Water Distillate) is a traditional Unani preparation containing phenylethyl alcohol, citronellol, and geraniol that provides anti-infl |
| [Adiantum capillus-veneris](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/adiantum-capillus-veneris) | 4/10 | Adiantum capillus-veneris is a fern used in traditional Unani medicine that contains bioactive compounds promoting cellular regeneration. Research ind |
| [Mastagi (Pistacia lentiscus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/mastagi) | 4/10 | Mastagi (Pistacia lentiscus) contains triterpenic acids including masticadienonic acid that exhibit antimicrobial properties through bacterial cell wa |
| [Usheer (Vetiveria zizanioides)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/usheer) | 4/10 | Usheer (Vetiveria zizanioides) is an aromatic grass used in traditional Unani medicine containing vetiveric acid and other sesquiterpene compounds. It |
| [Nerium oleander](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/nerium-oleander) | 4/10 | Nerium oleander is a highly toxic ornamental plant containing cardiac glycosides — primarily oleandrin and neriine — that inhibit the Na+/K+-ATPase pu |
| [Peganum harmala (Syrian Rue)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/peganum-harmala) | 4/10 | Peganum harmala contains beta-carboline alkaloids including harmine and harmaline that inhibit monoamine oxidase enzymes. These compounds may influenc |
| [Khamira Marwareed](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/khamira-marwareed) | 4/10 | Khamira Marwareed is a traditional Unani compound formulation containing pearl powder and herbs that supports cardiovascular and cognitive health. The |
| [Sharbat Bazoori (Cooling Syrup)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/sharbat-bazoori-cooling-syrup) | 4/10 | Sharbat Bazoori is a traditional Unani cooling syrup containing fennel, cucumber, and watermelon seed extracts that regulates body temperature through |
| [Majoon Falasafa](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/majoon-falasafa) | 4/10 | Majoon Falasafa is a traditional Unani compound formulation that enhances cognitive function through improved cerebral blood circulation and neurotran |
| [Withania coagulans](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/withania-coagulans) | 4/10 | Withania coagulans is a shrub from the Solanaceae family containing withanolides as primary bioactive compounds that modulate glucose metabolism and c |
| [Qust (Saussurea costus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/qust) | 4/10 | Qust (Saussurea costus) is a medicinal herb containing costunolide and dehydrocostus lactone as primary bioactive compounds. It demonstrates anti-infl |
| [Babul (Acacia arabica)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/babul) | 4/10 | Babul (Acacia arabica) contains high levels of tannins, particularly gallic acid and ellagic acid, which provide astringent and anti-inflammatory prop |
| [Jawansa (Cuscuta reflexa)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/jawansa) | 4/10 | Jawansa (Cuscuta reflexa) is a parasitic plant containing flavonoids and alkaloids traditionally used in Unani medicine for inflammation management. I |
| [Gul-e-Surkh (Rosa damascena)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/gul-e-surkh-rosa-damascena) | 4/10 | Rosa damascena contains phenolic compounds like gallic acid and quercetin that modulate inflammatory pathways and neurotransmitter systems. These bioa |
| [Ajowan (Trachyspermum ammi)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/ajowan) | 4/10 | Ajowan (Trachyspermum ammi) is an aromatic seed containing thymol as its primary bioactive compound, comprising 35-60% of its essential oil. Thymol ex |
| [Shirisha (Albizia lebbeck)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/shirisha) | 4/10 | Shirisha (Albizia lebbeck) contains bioactive saponins and flavonoids that demonstrate anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic properties. The bark extrac |
| [Habb-e-Kabid Naushadri](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/habb-e-kabid-naushadri) | 4/10 | Habb-e-Kabid Naushadri is a traditional Unani compound formulation containing hepatoprotective herbs that support liver detoxification through enhance |
| [Pellitory (Anacyclus pyrethrum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/pellitory) | 4/10 | Pellitory (Anacyclus pyrethrum) contains bioactive n-alkylamides including pellitorin and anacycline that provide traditional therapeutic effects. The |
| [Frankincense (Boswellia sacra)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/frankincense) | 2/10 | Frankincense (Boswellia sacra) contains boswellic acids, particularly acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid (AKBA), which inhibit 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) to  |
| [Jasmine (Jasminum officinale)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/jasmine) | 2/10 | Jasmine (Jasminum officinale) contains bioactive compounds including linalool, benzyl acetate, and indole, which are believed to modulate GABAergic an |
| [Cumin (Cuminum cyminum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/cumin) | 2/10 | Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) is a flowering plant whose seeds contain cuminaldehyde, thymoquinone, and γ-terpinene as primary bioactive compounds. These co |
| [Kahwa (Camellia sinensis)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/kahwa) | 2/10 | Kahwa is a traditional Kashmiri and Unani herbal tea prepared from Camellia sinensis leaves, saffron, cardamom, and cinnamon, whose primary bioactive  |
| [Damask Rose (Rosa damascena)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/damask-rose) | 2/10 | Damask rose (Rosa damascena) contains bioactive compounds including citronellol, geraniol, and phenolic acids that may influence neurotransmitter syst |
| [Tragacanth (Astragalus gummifer)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/tragacanth) | 2/10 | Tragacanth is a natural gum derived from Astragalus gummifer shrubs, composed primarily of tragacanthin and bassorin polysaccharides that form viscous |
| [Premna odorata (Premna odorata Blanco)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/premna-odorata-premna-odorata-blanco) | 1/10 | Premna odorata contains bioactive flavonoids (linarin, casticin, tricin), phenylpropanoids (verbascoside), and terpenoids (α-amyrin, trans-phytol) tha |
| [Desert Caper (Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/desert-caper-capparis-decidua-forssk-edgew) | 1/10 | Capparis decidua contains alkaloids (capparine, stachydrine, capparinine), glucosinolates (glucocapparin hydrolyzing to isothiocyanates), flavonoids,  |
| [Oleander (Nerium oleander L.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/oleander-nerium-oleander-l) | 1/10 | Nerium oleander contains potent cardiac glycosides—primarily oleandrin and neriine—that inhibit Na+/K+-ATPase pumps, disrupt cellular ion homeostasis, |
| [Thevetia neriifolia (Thevetia neriifolia Juss. ex A. DC.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/thevetia-neriifolia-thevetia-neriifolia-juss-ex-a-dc) | 1/10 | Thevetia neriifolia contains potent cardiac glycosides (neriifolin, thevetin, peruvoside) alongside phenolic acids (rosmarinic acid at 13.48 mg/g), fl |
| [Cleome droserifolia (Cleome droserifolia)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/cleome-droserifolia-cleome-droserifolia) | 1/10 | Cleome droserifolia contains high concentrations of rutin (15,900 µg/g), syringic acid (5,320 µg/g), and ellagic acid (2,830 µg/g), which collectively |
| [Ephedra alata (Ephedra alata Decne.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/ephedra-alata-ephedra-alata-decne) | 1/10 | Ephedra alata contains ephedrine alkaloids (predominantly pseudoephedrine at 69% of total alkaloids, total alkaloid content 1.34% dry weight), flavono |
| [Lycium shawii (Lycium shawii Roem. & Schult.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/lycium-shawii-lycium-shawii-roem-schult) | 1/10 | Lycium shawii contains phenolics, flavonoids, quinoline alkaloids, sesquiterpene lactones, and triterpenoids whose primary mechanisms include COX-2 en |
| [Harungana (Harungana madagascariensis)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/harungana-harungana-madagascariensis) | 1/10 | Harungana madagascariensis contains flavonoids, phenolics, anthraquinones, alkaloids, and tannins that disrupt microbial membrane integrity and inhibi |
| [Imperata cylindrica (Cogon Grass)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/imperata-cylindrica-cogon-grass) | 1/10 | Imperata cylindrica roots and rhizomes contain flavonoids (quercetin/kaempferol derivatives), saponins, phenolic acids, coumarins, and volatile fatty  |
| [Caper Bush (Capparis spinosa)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/caper-bush-capparis-spinosa) | 1/10 | Capparis spinosa is rich in flavonoids—particularly rutin, quercetin derivatives, and isorhamnetin—alongside alkaloids such as cappariloside A and B,  |
| [Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/grapefruit-citrus-paradisi) | 1/10 | Grapefruit contains the flavanone naringin (198–288 mg/L in fresh juice) alongside hesperidin, narirutin, limonoids, and d-limonene, which collectivel |
| [Carrot (Daucus carota)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/carrot-daucus-carota) | 1/10 | Daucus carota contains bioactive terpenoids (α-pinene, sabinene, geranyl acetate), phenylpropenoids (elemicin, α-asarone), polyacetylenes (falcarinol) |
| [Asafoetida (Ferula assa-foetida)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/asafoetida-ferula-assa-foetida) | 1/10 | Asafoetida's primary bioactive constituents are organosulfur disulfides—predominantly (E)-1-propenyl sec-butyl disulfide (13–54% of the volatile fract |
| [Egyptian Henbane (Hyoscyamus muticus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/egyptian-henbane-hyoscyamus-muticus) | 1/10 | Hyoscyamus muticus contains tropane alkaloids — primarily scopolamine (13.79% of alkaloid fraction) and atropine (3.80%) — alongside a dominant phenol |
| [French Lavender (Lavandula dentata)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/french-lavender-lavandula-dentata) | 1/10 | Lavandula dentata essential oil is dominated by linalool (45.06%), camphor (15.62%), and 1,8-cineole (7.24%), which collectively confer antispasmodic, |
| [Ziziphora tenuior (Turkish Hyssop)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/ziziphora-tenuior-turkish-hyssop) | 1/10 | Ziziphora tenuior contains pulegone as its dominant essential oil constituent, alongside 1,8-cineole, thymol, and flavonoids that collectively exert a |
| [Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/chamomile-matricaria-chamomilla) | 1/10 | Matricaria chamomilla derives its principal pharmacological activity from the flavonoid apigenin, which binds benzodiazepine receptors in the CNS, and |
| [Mentha rotundifolia (Mentha rotundifolia)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/mentha-rotundifolia-mentha-rotundifolia) | 1/10 | Mentha rotundifolia contains rosmarinic acid as its dominant phenolic constituent (2.21–4.16 mg/g dry weight), which drives antioxidant activity throu |
| [Thymus zygis (Spanish Thyme)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/thymus-zygis-spanish-thyme) | 1/10 | Thymus zygis contains thymol and carvacrol as dominant phenolic monoterpenes, alongside rosmarinic acid and caffeic acid derivatives, which collective |
| [Rose of Jericho (Anastatica hierochuntica)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/rose-of-jericho-anastatica-hierochuntica) | 1/10 | Anastatica hierochuntica contains flavonoids — principally rutin, quercetin, luteolin, and the unique anastatin A and B — that exert antioxidant, hepa |
| [Elecampane (Inula helenium)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/elecampane-inula-helenium) | 1/10 | Elecampane root contains sesquiterpene lactones—primarily alantolactone and isoalantolactone, comprising approximately 86% of cumulative bioactive com |
| [Bitter Apple (Citrullus colocynthis)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/bitter-apple-citrullus-colocynthis) | 1/10 | Citrullus colocynthis contains phenolic acids (vanillic acid up to 173 ppm, ferulic acid 101 ppm), cucurbitacins, and flavonoids such as quercetin tha |
| [Capsicum annuum (Capsicum annuum L.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/capsicum-annuum-capsicum-annuum-l) | 1/10 | Capsicum annuum contains capsaicinoids (notably capsaicin, 26–867 µg/g), polyphenols (total phenolics 2,769–7,950 µg/g), carotenoids, and vitamin C (u |
| [Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/thyme-thymus-vulgaris) | 1/10 | Thymus vulgaris delivers antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects primarily through its phenolic essential oil constituents thymol (5 |
| [Teucrium polium (Poley Germander)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/teucrium-polium-poley-germander) | 1/10 | Teucrium polium aerial parts contain β-pinene (24.50%), α-cadinol (17.02%), poliumoside, and cirsimaritin, which exert antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, |
| [Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citriodora)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/lemon-verbena-aloysia-citriodora) | 1/10 | Lemon verbena leaves contain citral isomers (geranial at 26.94% and neral at 21.46% of essential oil) alongside phenylethanoid glycosides such as acte |
| [Lemon (Citrus limon)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/lemon-citrus-limon) | 1/10 | Lemon contains flavonoids (eriocitrin at up to 3.35 mg/g in peel, hesperidin at 14.1 mg/100 mL juice), limonoids (150–300 ppm in juice), vitamin C (53 |
| [Thymus capitatus (Thymus capitatus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/thymus-capitatus-thymus-capitatus) | 1/10 | Thymus capitatus derives its primary bioactivity from carvacrol, a phenolic monoterpenoid constituting 60–80% of the essential oil, which exerts antim |
| [Achillea fragrantissima (Achillea fragrantissima)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/achillea-fragrantissima-achillea-fragrantissima) | 1/10 | Achillea fragrantissima contains sesquiterpene lactones (notably achillolide A), flavonoids (including 3,5,4'-trihydroxy-6,7,3'-trimethoxyflavone), an |
| [Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/coriander-coriandrum-sativum) | 1/10 | Coriandrum sativum exerts its primary bioactivity through linalool (59.04% of the essential oil), a monoterpene alcohol that scavenges free radicals,  |
| [Carob (Ceratonia siliqua)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/carob-ceratonia-siliqua) | 1/10 | Carob (Ceratonia siliqua) exerts antioxidant, antidiabetic, and neuroprotective effects primarily through phenolic compounds — notably gallic acid (64 |
| [Parsley (Petroselinum sativum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/parsley-petroselinum-sativum) | 1/10 | Parsley contains apigenin derivatives, apiin, myristicin, apiol, and high-concentration polyphenols (up to 48.5 mg gallic acid equivalents/g in ethano |
| [Chamomile (Matricaria camomilla)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/chamomile-matricaria-camomilla) | 1/10 | Chamomile's primary bioactives — apigenin (a flavonoid), chamazulene, and α-bisabolol (sesquiterpenes) — exert anti-inflammatory, anxiolytic, and anti |
| [Onion-leaved Asphodel (Asphodelus fistulosus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/onion-leaved-asphodel-asphodelus-fistulosus) | 1/10 | Asphodelus fistulosus contains polyphenols, flavonoids, and anthraquinones—including chrysophanol, emodin, and asphodelin—that exert antibacterial act |
| [Teucrium polium (Germander)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/teucrium-polium-germander) | 1/10 | Teucrium polium aerial parts contain flavonoids (notably cirsimaritin at ~28%), iridoid glycosides (poliumoside at ~28%), and monoterpenes (β-pinene a |
| [Santolina Yarrow (Achillea santolina)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/santolina-yarrow-achillea-santolina) | 1/10 | Achillea santolina produces an essential oil dominated by oxygenated monoterpenes—primarily 1,8-cineole (23–52%), camphor (16–20%), and α-thujone (13– |
| [Nigella sativa (Black Cumin)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/nigella-sativa-black-cumin) | 1/10 | Nigella sativa seeds are pharmacologically driven primarily by thymoquinone (TQ), a benzoquinone compound that elevates superoxide dismutase and catal |
| [Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/fringed-rue-ruta-chalepensis) | 1/10 | Ruta chalepensis contains furanocoumarins (xanthotoxin up to 604 mg/100 g DW), furoquinoline alkaloids (skimmianine at 94.6 mg/100 g DW), and flavonoi |
| [Dragon's Blood Resin (Dracaena cinnabari)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/dragons-blood-resin-dracaena-cinnabari) | 1/10 | Dracaena cinnabari resin contains a complex of flavonoids, homoisoflavonoids, dracorhodin, and chalcones that exert antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, he |
| [Grewia erythrocarpa (Grewia erythrocarpa Stocks ex Mast.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/grewia-erythrocarpa-grewia-erythrocarpa-stocks-ex-mast) | 1/10 | Grewia erythrocarpa contains flavonoids, tannins, and triterpenoid saponins — compound classes documented across the Grewia genus — that are hypothesi |
| [Salvia aegyptiaca (Egyptian Sage)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/salvia-aegyptiaca-egyptian-sage) | 1/10 | Salvia aegyptiaca contains carnosol (5.8% of extract), ferrioxamine (9.6%), and substantial phenolic (125.19 ± 4.97 mg/g) and flavonoid (40.63 ± 2.11  |
| [Moltkiopsis ciliata (Moltkiopsis ciliata (Forssk.) I.M. Johnst.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/moltkiopsis-ciliata-moltkiopsis-ciliata-forssk-im-johnst) | 1/10 | Moltkiopsis ciliata contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids (echinatine, heliotrine), naphthoquinones (shikonin derivatives), phytosterols (γ-sitosterol, cam |
| [Boswellia papyrifera (Boswellia papyrifera (Del.) Hochst.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/boswellia-papyrifera-boswellia-papyrifera-del-hochst) | 1/10 | Boswellia papyrifera resin contains boswellic acids (totaling approximately 7.04% β-boswellic acids), stilbene glycosides, and triterpenes that inhibi |
| [Castor Plant (Ricinus communis)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/castor-plant-ricinus-communis) | 1/10 | Ricinus communis contains flavonoids (quercetin, rutin, kaempferol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside), alkaloids (ricinine), triterpenoids (lupeol), and the hig |
| [Colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/colocynth-citrullus-colocynthis) | 1/10 | Colocynth contains cucurbitacins, polyphenols (up to 718.02 mg GAE/100g in ethyl acetate fractions), flavonoids, and stigmasta-7,16-dien-3-ol that exe |
| [Dhamasa (Fagonia indica)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/dhamasa-fagonia-indica) | 1/10 | Fagonia indica contains bioactive flavonoids (including quercetin and kaempferol), saponins, alkaloids, and terpenoids that exert antioxidant, anti-in |
| [Epazote (Chenopodium ambrosioides)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/epazote-chenopodium-ambrosioides) | 1/10 | Epazote contains a diverse phytochemical matrix including the bicyclic monoterpene peroxide ascaridole, flavonoids such as rutin (4.1 mg/mL in butanol |
| [Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/eucalyptus-camaldulensis-eucalyptus-camaldulensis-dehnh) | 1/10 | Eucalyptus camaldulensis leaves concentrate 1,8-cineole (eucalyptol, up to 84.9% of essential oil) alongside ellagitannins such as tellimagrandin I an |
| [Aerva javanica (Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/aerva-javanica-aerva-javanica-burmf-juss-ex-schult) | 1/10 | Aerva javanica contains flavonoids (kaempferol, quercetin glycosides), alkaloids (aervoside), saponins, and tannins that exert diuretic, antispasmodic |
| [Artemisia judaica (Judean Wormwood)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/artemisia-judaica-judean-wormwood) | 1/10 | Artemisia judaica contains high concentrations of artemisinin (2496.25 µg/g), gallic acid (64.29 µg/g), quercetin, and tannic acid (162.70 µg/g), whic |
| [Asparagus stipularis (Asparagus stipularis Forssk.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/asparagus-stipularis-asparagus-stipularis-forssk) | 1/10 | Asparagus stipularis contains steroidal saponins (notably WSAP-4 and STIPSAP-2) and flavonoid glycosides concentrated in the rhizome and pericarp that |
| [Alstonia boonei (Alstonia boonei De Wild.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/alstonia-boonei-alstonia-boonei-de-wild) | 1/10 | Alstonia boonei contains alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, trans-fagaramide, and lupeol that collectively exert antiplasmodial, anti-inflammat |
| [Combretum grandiflorum (Combretum grandiflorum G.Don)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/combretum-grandiflorum-combretum-grandiflorum-gdon) | 1/10 | Combretum grandiflorum contains triterpenes, flavonoids (including quercetin derivatives and kaempferol), catechins, and phenolic acids that confer an |
| [Gloriosa superba (Glory Lily)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/gloriosa-superba-glory-lily) | 1/10 | Gloriosa superba contains colchicine as its dominant alkaloid (2.12–7.58 mg/g in rhizomes, 7–9 mg/g in seeds), which binds β-tubulin to inhibit microt |
| [Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/pennyroyal-mentha-pulegium) | 1/10 | Pennyroyal's essential oil is dominated by the monoterpene ketone pulegone (40–61%) and menthone (up to 21%), which exert antimicrobial, antispasmodic |
| [Sweet Yarrow (Achillea fragrantissima)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/sweet-yarrow-achillea-fragrantissima) | 1/10 | Achillea fragrantissima contains sesquiterpene lactone achillolide A (AcA), flavonoid 3,5,4'-trihydroxy-6,7,3'-trimethoxyflavone (TTF), and a thujone- |
| [Awsaj (Lycium shawii)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/awsaj-lycium-shawii) | 1/10 | Lycium shawii contains nine characterized phenolic bioactives—including quercetin glycosides, gallic acid, rutin, and hydroxycinnamic acids—that contr |
| [Salvia aucheri (Salvia aucheri subsp. aucheri)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/salvia-aucheri-salvia-aucheri-subsp-aucheri) | 1/10 | Salvia aucheri subsp. aucheri essential oil is dominated by the monoterpenes 1,8-cineole (30.5%), camphor (21.3%), and borneol (8.50%), which are thou |
| [Cocculus pendulus (Cocculus pendulus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/cocculus-pendulus-cocculus-pendulus) | 1/10 | Cocculus pendulus leaf extracts are dominated by phytosterol derivatives—most prominently 4,22-stigmastadiene-3-one (22.3% of GC-MS profile) and cyclo |
| [Ziziphus spina-christi (Christ's Thorn Jujube)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/ziziphus-spina-christi-christs-thorn-jujube) | 1/10 | Ziziphus spina-christi leaf extracts are rich in rutin, gallic acid, ellagic acid, and quercetin, which exert antimicrobial effects by disrupting micr |
| [Sweet Marjoram (Origanum majorana)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/sweet-marjoram-origanum-majorana) | 1/10 | Sweet marjoram contains rosmarinic acid (up to 3321.1 mg/100 g in stem extracts) and terpinen-4-ol (32.1% of essential oil) as primary bioactives that |
| [Anabasis articulata (Anabasis articulata (Forssk.) Moq.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/anabasis-articulata-anabasis-articulata-forssk-moq) | 1/10 | Anabasis articulata contains phenolics, flavonoids, alkaloids, triterpenes, and fatty acids that exert antioxidant activity via free radical scavengin |
| [Acanthus montanus (Bear's Breech, Mountain Acanthus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/acanthus-montanus-bears-breech-mountain-acanthus) | 1/10 | Acanthus montanus leaves contain saponins (5.35 g/100 g), alkaloids (4.04 g/100 g), flavonoids (3.53 g/100 g), and phenolic compounds that collectivel |

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