Seeds of the Anabasis herb

Common name: Al-Shinan Scientific name: Anabasis Also called: Al-Shannan or Al-Tartir or Al-Ajmar Description: • Al-Shinan has dense branches and its stems are full of sap, and it is a poisonous plant, and consuming it leads to rapid heartbeat, dizziness, vision disturbance, and increased salivation. Uses and benefits: • The fruits of Al-Shinan, and the plant in general, have various uses, as methyl anabazine is a respiratory stimulant, and anabazine sulfate is an insecticide, and it is used as a raw material to produce vitamin PP, and Bedouins use it to boil clothes due to its richness in sodium carbonate and potash. Original habitat: • It is widespread in Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries, and in various regions of the Levant desert. Flower: • Pink in color. Suitable climatic conditions and soil for cultivation: • The optimal temperature for growth ranges between 15 and 18 °C. It lives in various types of soil, especially clay or loamy soils, and tolerates high salinity. Method and timing of planting: • It can be propagated by seeds, which are planted in March and April after the danger of spring frost has passed, and about 5-10 kg per hectare is needed after preparing the soil surface, covering the seeds, and before the rain falls.