stachys lavandulifolia vahl is an herbaceous wild plant native to iran which is traditionally used in iranian folk medicine as a mild sedative tea for reducing anxiety and for treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. our previous study on ethyl acetate extract of s. lavandulifolia proved anti-anxiolytic activity and so the present study was designed to determine chemical components of this biol...

stachys lavandulifolia ( s. lavandulifolia ) is a plant that has been widely used as an herbal medicine in iran. unfortunately, despite the prevalent medicinal uses of the plant, there are no reports on the possible toxic effects of s. lavandulifolia . in the present study the potential toxicity of s. lavandulifolia after acute and sub-chronic administration in rats was evaluated. rats were ora...

conclusions the achieved findings from this comparison between botanical characteristics and therapeutic activities of stachys based on modern researches and those of marmazad by referring to traditional manuscripts revealed significant similarities between them. also, there were some applications mentioned for marmazad in tim which could help new researchers in modern phytotherapy to deal with...

Heavy metal pollution is a worldwide problem. This study was conducted in a turquoise mine in Nyshabour (Iran) to find accumulator plant(s). Concentrations of metals were determined both in the soil and the plants growing in the mine. Concentrations of total K, Ca, Na, Mg, Mn, Zn, Fe and Cu in the mine area were higher than the control soil. The results showed that four dominant vegetations nam...