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...

objective(s):our recent report indicates that breviscapine play a protective role of the kidney by down-regulating transforming growth factor-β1(tgf-β1), α-smooth muscle actin (α-sma) and alleviating interstitial fibrosis following unilateral ureteral obstruction (uuo). in this study, we investigate the effect of breviscapine on changes of renal water and sodium transport proteins in response t...

conclusions the present data confirmed systemic and topical anti-inflammatory effects of stachys pilifera which is comparable to indomethacin. results acute toxicity study of the extract showed that no rats were killed at 5000 mg/kg (ld50 > 5000 mg/kg). the extract (100 and 200  mg/ kg) significantly suppressed carrageenan-induced paw edema 1, 2, 3, and 4  hours after carrageenan challenge in c...

Stachys brachyclada de Noé ex Coss. (Lamiaceae) is a quite rare medicinal plant endemic to the Mediterranean basin. In this study, seven secondary metabolites from methanol extract of its leaves have been isolated and identified by combination chromatographic spectroscopic methods (1D 2D NMR experiments ESIMS analysis). They include one ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (1), three acylated flavone glycos...

nonea medik. is a genus of the boraginaceae tribe boragineae, with approximately 35 species worldwide. examination of their palynological characters supported the separation of taxa, which is usually based on morphological and micromorphological reproductive features. pollen grains of 10 taxa representing three groups of taxa in iran, the n. caspica group, the n. persica group and the n. lutea ...