Seed oil from Harmal (Rhazya stricta Decne) grown in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia): a potential source of δ-tocopherol

• Main Authors: Nehdi, Imededdine Arbi, Mohamed Sbihi, Hassen, Tan, Chin Ping, Al-Resayes, Saud Ibrahim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier BV 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53782/1/Seed%20oil%20from%20Harmal%20%28Rhazya%20stricta%20Decne%29%20grown%20in%20Riyadh%20%28Saudi%20Arabia%29.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53782/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319610314001331
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Rhazya stricta (R. stricta) known as Harmal is widely distributed in Saudi Arabia and throughout the Middle East. It is used as a medicinal plant in traditional cultures and the seeds are a source of unsaturated oil. In the present study, tocol (tocopherol and tocotrienol), triacylglycerol, and fatt...