the genus tanacetum is one of the most important medicinal plant that contains 26 species in iran, 12 of them are endemic. this paper reports the essential oil (eo) composition of tanacetum polycephalum subsp. polycephalum growing wild in iran.  flowers and leaves were collected from different location of azerbaijan province (marand, mianeh and tabriz), hydro-distilled to produce the oils and a...

the leaves of four cultivated eucalyptus species, eucalyptus microtheca var. microtheca f. muell., eucalyptus spathulata, eucalyptus largiflorens and eucalyptus torquata were collected in spring from kashan and isfahan provinces (central region of iran). after drying the plant materials in shade, their essential oils were obtained by hydro-distillation. the oils were analyzed by capillary gas c...

In Present study the antinociceptive and the gastroprotective effects of orally administered or inhaled Thevetia peruviana Pers. K. (Schum) (Oleander) volatile oil, and its principal constituents linalool and 1,8-cineole were evaluated in mice. Either when orally administered (100μl/kg) or inhaled for 60 min Thevetia peruviana volatile oil significantly reduced the acetic acid-writhing response...

The leaves of four cultivated Eucalyptus species, Eucalyptus microtheca var. Microtheca F. Muell., Eucalyptus spathulata, Eucalyptus largiflorens and Eucalyptus torquata were collected in spring from Kashan and Isfahan provinces (central region of Iran). After drying the plant materials in shade, their essential oils were obtained by hydro-distillation. The oils were analyzed by capillary gas c...

Composition of the essential oil obtained from dried flowering aerial parts of Teucrium scordium L. (Labiatae) was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Fifty-six components were identified in the essential oil of T. scordium. The major constituents of the oil were beta-caryophyllene (22.8%), (E)-beta-farnesene (10.4%), caryophyllene oxide (8.6%), 1,8-cineole (6.1%) and beta-eudesmol (5.1%).

The composition of the volatile oils obtained from the aerial parts of Artemisia deserti Krasch. and A. oliveriana J. Gayex DC. was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. While the oil of A. deserti contained camphor (45.5%), 1,8-cineole (16.7%), piperitone (8.6%), ?-pinene (5.7%) and isoborneol (3.2%), the oil of A. oliveriana contained ?-thujone (65.4%), camphor (11.5%), 1,8-cineole (9.2%) and pinocavone ...