The occurrence of diterpenoids in the essential oils of the species of the genus Stachys (Lamiaceae, Labiatae) is reviewed.

The genus Satureja L. (Lamiaceae) consists of more than 200 species of herbaceous perennials worldwide. The Mediterranean region can be described as the center of the genus (1). This genius in flora of Iran is represented by fourteen species distributed commonly in rocky mountains (2, 3). Nine Satureja species has been reported in ìFlora Iranicaî (4), two of which, S. kallarica Jamzad and S. ba...

conclusions the data of the study clearly indicated that the eo of s. hortensis has a strong antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal activity. results total phenolic content was determined by using folin-ciocalteu reagent (32.65 mg/g), which was presented as gallic acid equivalent in 1 g of sample. ic50 of eo and ascorbic acid in dpph method were respectively 277.9 and 19.34 µg. minimum inhi...

background: satureja mutica (lamiaceae) is an herbaceous plant which grows in north-west of iran. oleanolic acid has been previously isolated from some lamiaceae genus and showed a broad range of biological activities. besides silphium spp., panax quinquefolium root and calendula officinalis flower as the interesting source of oleanolic acid used in the herbal industry, here we report the isola...

Background: Despite locating in a dry region with mostly homogeneous ethnic group, South Khorassan province has high diversity of medicinal plant uses and rich cultural background. The current study was conducted Birjand (South province) its 18 adjacent villages to document information concerning the plants used introduce important species using ethnobotanical indices. Methods: In total, 59 peo...

INTRODUCTION Hyssopus officinalis (L) (Hyssop, Family: Lamiaceae), one of the endemic Iranian perennial herb with a long history of medicinal use, was studied to detect some biologically active chemical constituents of the plant. METHODS The flavonoids of the hydromethanolic extract of the aerial parts of Hyssopus officinalis (L.) were studied by VLC and crystalisation of the major compound i...

BACKGROUND Many indigenous plants of Mascarene Islands have been used in folkloric medicine to manage diabetes but few species have received scientific attention. Selected traditional medicinal plants (Antidesma madagascariense Lam. -Euphorbiaceae (AM), Erythroxylum macrocarpum O.E.Schulz -Erythroxylaceae (EM), Pittosporum senacia Putterl -Pittosporaceae (PS), Faujasiopsis flexuosa Lam. C.Jeffr...

The present study was undertaken to check and compare the virtue of plant extracts in relation larvicidal activities against Anopheles subpictus. lethality toxicity methanolic aqueous Ocimum sanctum, basilicum, Leucas aspera Coleus amboinicus early 4th instar larvae A. subpictus were determined laboratory. All Lamiaceae showed moderate effect after 24 hours exposure as evidenced by low lethal c...

Salvia plebeia (Lamiaceae) is a valuable medicinal plant widely distributed across Asia and Oceania. However, the composition accumulation patterns of its active ingredients in different organs during growth their biosynthetic mechanism remain unknown. Therefore, we conducted metabolite profiling, transcriptomic analysis, biological functional verification to explore distribution, accumulation,...

The study aimed at identifying the plants of Bousaada district M'sila province, South East Algeria, used by local people as traditional medicines and analyzing their use value. ethnomedicinal information was collected interviewing informants using structured questionnaires through regular field surveys. A total 193 species belonging to 69 families identified. Lamiaceae Asteraceae were most comm...