In this survey, the chromosome counts of eight Nepeta L. species were investigated and karyotypic diversity among these was studied. The examined belong to N. cephalotes Boiss. group, namely eremokosmos Rech.f., gloeocephala Rech. f., Boiss., pungens (Bunge) Benth., ispahanica mahanensis Jamzad & Simonds, hormozganica denudata Benth. collected from different habitats in Iran. ploidy levels,...

nepeta satureioides boiss. has been used in traditional medicine of eastern countries and is famous for its medicinal properties. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of methanol (meoh), n -hexane and dichloromethane (ch 2 cl 2 ) fractions of the extract on melanin synthesis and oxidative stress in b16f10 melanoma cell line. the b16f10 cell line viability after treatment with increa...

Background: Nepeta menthoides Boiss & Buhse is a species from Lamiaceae family. It is used as a herbal medicine with common name “Ostokhodus” in Iranian traditional and folk medicine but there is not enough information about its quality and quantity control methods. Objective: In this study we use micromorphological and phytochemical evaluations for qualitative and quantitative control of N. me...

Nepeta species are widely used in folk medicine as a diaphoretic, diuretic, antiseptic, astringent, anti-asthmatic, cough suppressant, antispasmodic, antipyretic, sedative and stomachic. This study was designed to examine the chemical composition of essential oil isaurica sulfuriflora. It determined that aerial parts N. plant contained 0.72% oil, 37 compounds were identified representing 98.86%...

the composition of the essential oils of nepeta crispa willd. and n. menthoides boiss. and buhse (lamiaceae) was investigated by means of gas chromatography (gc) and gc- mass spectrometery (ms). 1, 8-cineole was the most abundant component in oils: nepeta crispa (71%) and n. menthoides (41.1%). in the oil of n. crispa, b-pinene (5%) and d-terpineol (4.1%) were found to be the major constituents...

Nepeta nuda L. (Lamiaceae) is a medicinal plant with wide distribution in Europa and Asia. In Bulgaria, N. also known as “naked (or hairless) catmint”, which likely refers to the naked or sparse short hairy stem leaves. This study aims generate DNA barcodes for precise genetic discrimination determination of phylogenetic position among other species. To achieve this goal, we applied barcoding t...