Stachys brachyclada de Noé ex Coss. (Lamiaceae) is a quite rare medicinal plant endemic to the Mediterranean basin. In this study, seven secondary metabolites from methanol extract of its leaves have been isolated and identified by combination chromatographic spectroscopic methods (1D 2D NMR experiments ESIMS analysis). They include one ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (1), three acylated flavone glycos...

Lamiaceae, the sixth largest angiosperm family, contains more than 7000 species distributed all over the world. However, although considerable progress has been made in the last two decades, its phylogenetic backbone has never been well resolved. In the present study, a large-scale phylogenetic reconstruction of Lamiaceae using chloroplast sequences was carried out with the most comprehensive s...

background & aim: the major aim of this study was to determine the antibacterial activity of the essential oils from five medicinal plants. experimental: the hydro-distillation essential oils from five plant species, including satureja bachtiarica, zataria multiflora, thymus daenensis, thymus carmanicus, and ziziphora tenuior (lamiaceae) which are endemic in iran. in-vitro antibacterial tes...

The global pollution of environment urges the screening effective natural protectors for correc-tion toxic and genotoxic action xenobiotics. Medicinal herbs contain a complex biologically ac-tive compounds that are potential sources such protective agent. In current study mutagenic antimutagenic activity alcoholic extracts peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.), family Lamia...

background & aim: knowledge of the traditional application of plants is declining faster than the plants themselves; this study was conducted to record and store the local knowledge and cultural outcomes for using the medicinal plants in treating diseases in mobarakeh region, isfahan, iran. experimental: this study has done based on applying the desert survey, information of local people, a...

we have studied the medicinal plants of ghasemloo and then surveyed the usagepercentage of different parts from each specimen for the medicinal or diet consumptions atthree sites from the adjacent villages of ghasemloo valley, villages of west and eastazerbaijan including 17 questioners. during two years, the medicinal plants that have beencollected and provided as herbarium specimens were reco...

World health organization (WHO) has advocated the evaluation of therapeutic potential of plants for diseases where we lack safe allopathic drugs. Ocimum sanctum described as sacred and medicinal plant in ancient literature, commonly known as Tulsi is derived from ‘Sanskrit’, which means "the incomparable one". This plant belongs to the family Lamiaceae which is native throughout the Old World t...