objective: some evidence suggests that chronic uptake of estragole and methyl-eugenol, found in the essential oil of artemisia dracunculus (tarragon), may be associated with an increased risk of hepato-carcinogenicity. the present study was conducted to investigate the immumodulatory and anti-inflammatory potentials of estragole and methyl-eugenol free extract of tarragon. materials and methods...

Epilepsy is one of the most serious neurological disorders affecting about 0.5-1% of the world population. There is no definite radical therapy against epilepsy; however, actual therapy includes simple inhibition of epileptic activity. Apart from effective drugs against epilepsy, plant extracts as well as essential oils, which have been used for generations by humans to treat the disease, are c...

Introduction: Artemisia dracunculus L. (Tarragon) is one of the plants that uses as meal and remedy for a long time, and possesses many medicinal properties. In traditional medicine also has mentioned to its beneficial properties. A number of researches through in vitro and in vivo studies showed the pharmacological properties of this plant. This study was done for determining the effect of hyd...