The chromosome numbers and karyotypes of eight species, the subgenus Botryanthus genus Muscari distributed in Turkey were analyzed. These taxa are M. adilii M.B. Güner & H. Duman, anatolicum Cowley Özhatay, bourgaei Baker, latifolium, J. Krik, inconstrictum Rech. f. microstomum P.H. Davis D.C. Staurt, parviflorum Desf. sandrasicum Karlén. Five them (M. adilii, anatolicum, bourgaei, sandrasicum)...

The hydro-distilled essential oil from dried aerial parts of one of widespread Iranian skullcaps, Scutellaria pinnatifida A. Hamilt. sap. alpina (Bornm.) Rech. grown in Khorassan province was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Thirty components were characterized ing 93.8% of the total components detected. The major components of the oil were germacrene-D (39.7%) and beta-caryophyllene (15.0%).

BACKGROUND Stachys pilifera Benth has long been used to treat infectious diseases as well as respiratory and rheumatoid disorders in Iranian folk medicine. Antioxidants, antitumor, and antimicrobial properties of the plant have been reported. OBJECTIVES This experimental study was designed to evaluate systemic and topical anti-inflammatory effects of the hydro-alcoholic extract from aerial pa...

1 Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Modélisation (CNRS-ESA8089), Université de CergyPontoise, 95031 Cergy-Pontoise, France; e-mail: [email protected]; http://www.u-cergy. fr/rech/labo/equipes/ptm/Dunlop. 2 IME–USP, Caixa Postal 66281, 05311-970 São Paulo, Brazil; e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]; http://www.ime.usp.br/~ pablo, http://www.ime.usp.br/~ lrenato. Received March 7...

Background and objectives: The rhizomes of Eremostachys azerbaijanica Rech. f.,as an indigenous plant in East Azerbaijan province of Iran, were studied for isolation and identification of possible phytoconstituents. Methods: The air- dried and ground rhizomes were extracted with n-hexane, dichloromethane (DCM) and methanol (MeOH) using a Soxhlet appara...