background: many members of the genus satureja l. (lamiaceae) have interesting pharmacological and biological properties. objective: in this research, major essential oil (eo) compositions, rosmarinic acid (ra) content, and antioxidant and antibacterial properties of the leaf extracts of nine satureja species (s. bachtiarica, s. mutica, s. sahandica, s. macrantha, s. atropatana, s. edmondi, s. ...