Satureja genus presents 12 aromatic species in Iran, eight of which are endemic. Because of the several usages of Satureja species or their oils in different industries, we were interested to study the oil content and ...

Ducrosia anethifolia is used to improve the smell of foods and drinks. It is also used as fodder for sheep and camel. It is used to treat catarrh, headache, and backache in folk medicine. The herb is also reported to relax ...

The objective of this study was the isolation and identificaion of essential oil constituents of Salvia sahendica. The antimicrobial activity of the essential oil was also investigated. The aerial parts of the plant were ...

The increasing global interest on traditional and complementary medicine (T/CM) and a need of a centralised and validated information on T/CM, added with a noble mission of optimally integrating the practice of T/CM into ...

Sauropus androgynus (Euphorbiaceae) is a popular vegetable in Thailand. In 1995, the plant was associated with several cases of poisoning when used in a Taiwanese weight control method and the toxicity was attributed to ...

Stachys lavandulifolia is among the species that is used for immune disorders, applied topically, or taken orally as an herbal tea. The plant is also used for stomachache, anodyne, labor, and spasm. According to the results ...

The aim of this study was preparation of a standard extract from the leaves of Artemisia absinthium in order to add into a suspention formula as a laxative agent for use in animal husbandry. As approved by the commission ...

Review of literature shows that large varieties of compounds have been found to bear hypoglycemic action. For instance, glycosides afford active principles that lower blood sugar in test animals. Following the I.V. ...

Contents of inorganic elements are very important traits in plants. Some of elements have causal effects on plant growth. Their effects on plant metabolism and therefore quality and quantity of essential oils is crucial. ...

The intention of this research is qualitative and quantitative study of Hypericum perforatum's products. The main use of this plant is for treatment of depression. Furthermore, it has anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, ...

The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained from aerial parts of Galium verum L. (Rubiaceae) from Iran was examined by a combination of GC and GC/MS. The oil isolated by hydro-distillation using a Clevenger-type ...

Plants of the genus Euphorbia have been investigated for different bioactive natural products. I have isolated several new and bioactive diterpenoids from different species of Euphorbia of Iran with myrsinane type skeleton. The ...

The essential oil was obtained by hexan. The sample oil, which was light yellow in color, was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and stored under nitrogen in a sealed vial until required. The oil obtained was analyzed by ...

About 130 species of genus Anthemis occur throughout the world. Thirty-nine of them could be found in flora of Iran. According to literature, this species was not the subject of research up to now and therefore its chemical ...

Echium amoenum Fisch. & Mey. (Boraginaceae) is a very popular medicinal plant that is used as a tonic, tranquillizer, diaphoretic, and a remedy for cough, sore throat and pneumonia in traditional medicine of Iran. Callus ...

Hydro-distilled volatile oil from the aerial parts of Chenopodium ambrosioides L. (Chenopodiaceae) was obtained and the oil was analyzed by a combination of GC and GC/MS. Air-dried aerial parts of Chenopodium ambrosioides ...

Phytoestrogens are polyphenolic non-steroidal plant compounds with estrogen like activity exerted through estrogen receptors. These receptors are distributed in several tissues such as male and female reproductive systems, ...

Royal jelly (RJ) is generally regarded as the major reason of the significant morphological and functional differences between queen and worker bees. The unique and chemically most interesting feature of RJ is its fatty ...

The aim of this study was to develop a preparation of a hydroalcoholic extract of Quercus infectoria in order to study the physicochemical parameters, and to identify and quantitatively determine the amount of Polyphenols ...

The chemical nature of the royal jelly (RJ) has received considerable attention over the past 20 years. Genc and Aslan reported the determination of Trans-10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid (10-HDA) content in pure Royal Jelly and ...