INTRODUCTION We investigated the antianxiety and sedative effects of the essential oil of Ducrosia anethifolia. Boiss. (Apiaceae). METHODS We used elevated plus maze, spontaneous motor activity and ketamine-induced sleep tests in mice. In addition, the essential oil was analyzed by GC/MS. Twenty compounds were identified, and n-decanal (70.1%) and alpha-pinene (12.4%) constituted the major co...

Aim. Ducrosia anethifolia is used as flavoring additive. There have been little detailed phytochemical reports on this genus and the antidiabetic activity of this plant is not yet evaluated. Method. Structure of compounds was deduced by spectroscopic analyses. Preliminary in vitro evaluation of the antidiabetic activity of crude extract and its furanocoumarins was carried out ( α -amylase, α -g...

ducrosia anethifolia (dc.) boiss. is belongs to the apiaceae family. it is one of the three species of iranian ducrosia boiss. species growing wild in several areas of the country. in this research, we extracted the essential oil and it analyzed by gc/ms. the analysis of essential oil from leaves of d. anethifolia about 19 constituents was identifed and percentage composition was determined (94...

Ducrosia anethifolia (DC.) Boiss. is belongs to the Apiaceae family. It is one of the three species of Iranian Ducrosia Boiss. species growing wild in several areas of the country. In this research, we extracted the essential oil and it analyzed by GC/MS. The analysis of essential oil from leaves of D. anethifolia about 19 constituents was identifed and percentage composition was determined (94...

Ducrosia anethifolia is used to improve the smell of foods and drinks. It is also used as fodder for sheep and camel. It is used to treat catarrh, headache, and backache in folk medicine. The herb is also reported to relax the mind and body and induce a peaceful sleep. The aim of this study was to extract the essential oil from the herb and determine its main components by GC and GC/MS and to s...