plant-based drugs are regarded promising recently. scrophularia has been shown various biological activities such as antimicrobial, antitumor and anti-inflammatory properties. according to pervious researches, bacteria are becoming resistant to some kinds of antibiotics, so it is prominent to find more reliable sources against them. here staphylococcus aureus as a common type of gram- positive ...

in the present study the volatile organic compounds of e. azerbaijanica rech.f. were identified. phytochemical assessment of meoh extract of aerial parts of this plant was also performed and its free radical scavenging properties was evaluated. the essential oil of the air-dried aerial parts was obtained by hydro-distillation using a clevenger type apparatus. the oil was then analyzed by gas ch...

Scrophularia genus belonging to the family of Scrophulariaceae, is a medicinal plant widely distributed in Iran. In the present study,the anti-malarial activity of different extracts of three Iranian endemic species of Scrophularia including S. frigida, S. subaphylla and S. atropatana, was screened by an in-vitro preliminary assay. The plant materials were extracted successively with n-hexane, ...

Many studies have addressed evolution and phylogeography of plant taxa in oceanic islands, but have primarily focused on endemics because of the assumption that in widespread taxa the absence of morphological differentiation between island and mainland populations is due to recent colonization. In this paper, we studied the phylogeography of Scrophularia arguta, a widespread annual species, in ...

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) rapidly spread worldwide. The exact mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) are not fully understood. In addition to classical treatment, herbal medicine may effectively manage COVID-19 symptoms and supportive therapy. Scrophularia striata Boiss is a perennial herbaceous plant with immunomodulato...