dracocephalum kotschyi (lamiaceae), as one of the remarkable aromatic plants, widely grows and also is cultivated in various temperate regions of iran. there are diverse reports about the composition of the oil of this plant representing limonene derivatives as its major compounds. there is no report on cloning of mono- or sesquiterpene synthases from this plant. in the present study, the aroma...

OBJECTIVE Scutellaria luteo-caerulea Bornm. & Snit. is one of the species of genus Scutellaria, within the family of the Lamiaceae, that is used for immune system stimulation and antibacterial effects in traditional medicine in Iran. The aims of this study were to analyze essential oils and mineral element contents of leaves of S. luteo-caerulea in flowering stage of development. MATERIALS AN...

In 1890, Salvia freyniana Bornm., an endemic species of Turkey, was first collected and described by J.F. Bornmueller in 1892. While revising the genus occurring in Turkey based on specimens collected from Yenipazar, south of Yozgat (Turkey in 1892), it was discovered once again in 2006. The diagnostic morphological characters of this rare endemic species are discussed. Details of fruiting mate...

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of different drying methods on parameters and qualitative characteristics Dracocephalum kotschyi in a completely randomized design with three replications. Treatments included shade as control, sun drying, cabinet (CD at 50 60°C), refractance window (RWD), infrared (IRD) 200 300 W, combination RWD+ IRD W. According results, IRD, RWD, effecti...