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...