This study evaluated the induction of hairy roots in Perovskia abrotanoides Karel, a medicinally important member of Lamiaceae family, using different strains of Agrobacterium rhizogenes and various carbon supplies, for the first time. This research established an efficient Agrobacterium mediated transformation system for this plant species through bacterial strains including ATCC15834, TR105 a...

Background: Perovskia abrotanoides is small kind of lamiaceae family that find in iran and some neighboring countries by endemic. Objective: Because The effect of anti-bacterial and anti-fungal medical plant extract on bacteria and fungi and determine the Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) has not been done so present study follow the above aim. Methodes: In this study by using 80% methan...

Background & Aim: Essential oils are isolated from different sections of plants such as flowers, seeds, leaves, stems and roots. Essential oils are applied extensively in producing of perfumes, cosmetics, foods, beverages and confectioneries and as ingredients of disinfectants and insecticides. Experimental: Essential oil are obtained by several isolation methods, such as hydrodistillation (HD...

Background & Aim: Essential oils are isolated from different sections of plants such as flowers, seeds, leaves, stems and roots. Essential oils are applied extensively in producing of perfumes, cosmetics, foods, beverages and confectioneries and as ingredients of disinfectants and insecticides. Experimental: Essential oil are obtained by several isolation methods, such as hydrodistillation (HD...

Objective(s):Perovskia abrotanoides Kar., from family Lamiaceae, is a little known medicinal plant growing in various regions of Iran. In the present study, cryptotanshinone (CT), tanshinone 2A (Tan2A), and hydroxycryptotanshinone (HCT) were isolated and purified from the roots of P. abrotanoides. In addition, cytotoxic and apoptotic effects of total root extract (TE) and three purified tanshin...

Objective: Sleeplessness is the most common sleep disorder. In this study the hypnotic effect of the hydro-alcoholic extract (HAE) of Perovskia abrotanoides and its water fraction (WF), ethyl acetate fraction (EAF) and n-butanol fraction (NBF) were studied in mice.Materials and Methods: The test compounds were administered intraperitoneally to mice 30 min before the administration of sodium pen...