In collaboration with Scientific Association of Iranian Medicinal Plants

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Tehran,Iran.

2 Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Tehran,Iran

Abstract

Artemisia is the most important genus of Asteraceae, including about 400  species in the world. These species are important for their medicinal properties. There are about 34 species in Iran.The aerial parts of Artemisia biennis, Artemisia oliveriana, Artemisia aucheri, Artemisia persica and Artemisia scoparia  were collected from different localities in Kashan area at flowering stage. Essential oils were isolated by hydrodistillation and were analyzed by capillary GC and GC/MS. The main constituents of the oils were as fallow: A. biennis; α-himachalen (58.74%) A. scoparia; capillin (23.32%), A. persica; sabinen hydrat acetate (76.74%) A. aucheri; camphor (22.87%) A. oliveriana; α-thujone (43.32%). Common constituents were in these species were 1,8-cineol and p-cymene.

Keywords

- آذرنیوند، ح.، 1382. بررسی ویژگیهای گیاه‌شناسی و اکولوژیک دو گونه Artemisia aucheri و Artemisia sieberi در دامنه جنوبی البرز- رساله دکتری در رشته علوم مرتع، دانشکده منابع طبیعی، صفحه 126.
- پوریساقی، ا.، 1374. خصوصیات اکولوژیک درمنه کوهیArtemisia aucheri در منطقه گرگان, پایان‌نامه کارشناسی ارشد، دانشکده مرتع و آبخیزداری, دانشکده علوم کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی گرگان، صفحه 55.
- گزانچیان، ع.، 1375. گزارش نهایی طرح تحقیقاتی تعیین مناسبترین زمان جمع‌آوری بذر درمنه در استان خراسان.
- Adams, R.P., 1995, Identification of essential oil components by Gos chromatography/Mass spectroscopy Allured publishing crop.carol stream.
- Ali, M., 2000, Volatile constituents of Artemisia scoparia Waldstet kit leaves, Journal Of Essential Oil Resaarch, 12(1): 64-66, 23-ref
- Basser, KHC., Ozek, T., Demirchakmak, B., Nuriddinov, Kh.R., Abduguniev, B.Yo., Aripov, Kh.N, Khodzimatov, K.KH., Nigmatullaev, Oa and Shamyanov, Ed. 1997, Essential oils of some Artemisia species from central Asia, Chemistry Of Natural Compounds. 33(3): 293-295.
- Biondi, E.,Valentini,G.and Bellomaria, B.,2000.Essential oil of some halophyle and subhalophyle taxa Artemisia L. from the central European. Mediterranean. Journal Essential Oil Research. 123, pp.365-37
- Erman, P.P.J.H., 1980, Some observation the anatomy of Artemisia afra,s. African Journal of Botany . 46 (2): 197-206
- Hofer, O., and Greger, H., 1984, Scopoletin sesquiterpene ethers from Artemisia persica, Phytochemistry,23(1): 181-182
- Kazarinova, Nv., and Tkachenko, Kg. 2000, Medicinal plant in treatment of different forms of tuberculosis (review of Russian Language literature)
- Khorsand Mohammad poor,S.,Yari, M., Rustaiyan, A., and Masoudi, S., 2002, Chemical constituents of the essential oil of Artemisia aucheri Boiss. a species Endemic to Iran, Journal Of Essential Oil Resaarch. 14: 22-123
- Konovalov, D.A, and Chelombit, K.V. 1991, Composition of essential oil of Artemisia scoparia, Waldst. Et Kit. During growth, Rastitel, Nye-Ressursy , 27(1): 135-136, 2 ref
- Mabberley, D.J. 1990. The Plant-Book. A Portable Dictionary of the Higher Plant. CambridgeUniversity Press,  Cambridge, U.K.
- Mcarthur, E.D. 1978, Sagebrash systematics and evolution. In sage brush ecocystem symposium utah state university, logan, utah.pp.14-22
- Rustaiyan, A.,  Komeilizadeh, H., Masoudi, Sh., Monfared, A., Yari, M., Kardar, M.,  and Shahgholi, A., 2000, Composition of the volatile oil of Artemisia deserti krasch and Artemisia oliveriana J. GayexDC from Iran, Journal Of  Science. I. R. Iran, Vol.11, No. 3, summer 2000
- Sefidkon, F., Jalili, A., Rabie, M., Hamzehee and Asri, Y., 2003, chemical composition of the essential oil of five Artemisia species from Iran , Journal Of. Essential Oil Bearing plants. 6:41
- Wright, C.W., 2002, Artemisia, Taylor and Fransis, Newyork
Valant-Vetschera, K.M., Fischer, R. and Wollenweber, E.,  2003,Exudate flavonoids in species of Artemisia (Asteraceae-Anthemideae): new results and chemosystematic interpretation, Biochemichal Systematic and Ecology, 31(5):487-498.
- Yan, K.W., 1991, Allelopathic effects of chemical substances in Artemisia princeps Var. orientalis on selected species. Ph.D. thesis, Wonkwang university, Iri,
- Yongfei,B., Zhixin, Xu.,and Chunqing, D., 1996, Study on the distribution of carbohydrate reserves in plants of typical stepe. Grassland of China, No.1, 7-9, 4 ref