stachys lavandulifolia vahl is an herbaceous wild plant native to iran which is traditionally used in iranian folk medicine as a mild sedative tea for reducing anxiety and for treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. our previous study on ethyl acetate extract of s. lavandulifolia proved anti-anxiolytic activity and so the present study was designed to determine chemical components of this biol...

objective(s):our recent report indicates that breviscapine play a protective role of the kidney by down-regulating transforming growth factor-β1(tgf-β1), α-smooth muscle actin (α-sma) and alleviating interstitial fibrosis following unilateral ureteral obstruction (uuo). in this study, we investigate the effect of breviscapine on changes of renal water and sodium transport proteins in response t...