Representatives of the genus Epimedium L. (family Berberidaceae) are herbaceous spring-flowering perennials with medicinal and decorative significance. The collection VILAR Botanical Garden contains three species Russian Federation flora - E. colchicum (Boiss.) Trautv., koreanum Nakai, macrosepalum Stearn hybrid taxa widely used as ornamental plants х rubrum Morren, versicolor warleyense Stearn...

Dracocephalum kotschyi Boiss. has been used as part of an ethnobotanical remedy against many forms of human cancer in Iran. It has been demonstrated that a flavonoid named xanthomicrol from D. kotschyi contributes to its preferential antiproliferative activity against malignant cells. In the present study, the antiproliferative activity of its flavonoid fraction was further characterized. Using...

BACKGROUND Dracocephalum kotschyi Boiss is a herb with wide-spread applications. Lorestan traditional healers have applied it for the treatment of rheumatoid diseases and stomach disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hydrodistillation process was used for essential oil extraction, the extracted essential oil was then analyzed through combination of capillary GC-FID, GC-MS and RI. The in vitro anti...