This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of different drying methods on parameters and qualitative characteristics Dracocephalum kotschyi in a completely randomized design with three replications. Treatments included shade as control, sun drying, cabinet (CD at 50 60°C), refractance window (RWD), infrared (IRD) 200 300 W, combination RWD+ IRD W. According results, IRD, RWD, effecti...

Background and objectives: Dracocephalum kotschyi is a plant which belongs to the Lamiaceae family and exists mostly in south-west Asian countries, including Iran. This plant is used as antispasmodic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory to treat rheumatoid diseases. Methods: In order to investigate the impact of the harvesting time changes on the quantity and quality of mono- and sesquiter...

Background and objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) is the major public health problem in the world. Each year there are 2-3 million deaths worldwide caused by TB. The increasing incidence of Multi Drug Resistance tuberculosis (MDR-TB) worldwide highlights the urgent need to search for new anti-tuberculosis compounds. It has been reported that medicinal plant, Dracocephalum kotschyi, possesse...

background and objectives: dracocephalum kotschyi is a plant which belongs to the lamiaceae family and exists mostly in south-west asian countries, including iran. this plant is used as antispasmodic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory to treat rheumatoid diseases. methods: in order to investigate the impact of the harvesting time changes on the quantity and quality of mono- and sesquiterpenoid co...

dracocephalum kotschyi boiss, a member of labiatae family, is a native plant to iran, which has been reported to have immunomodulatory, antihyperlipidemic and antispasmodic activities. the objective of this research was to study the antispasmodic and antidiarrhoeal activities of hydroalcoholic and hexane extracts of d. kotschyi in mice. furthermore, the antidiarrhoeal and antispasmodic effect o...

dracocephalum kotschyi boiss. (labiatae) is a traditional medicine which is believed to have antispasmodic and analgesic activities. the antispasmodic action of d. kotschyi essential oil has been shown in a previous report. the objective of this research was to study antispasmodic activity of hydroalcoholic extract of d. kotschyi on ileum contractions. hydroalcoholic extract was obtained from a...