Background and purpose of the study: There are considerable efforts to identify naturally
occurring substances as new drugs in cancer therapy. Many components from dietary or …

Objective (s): Astrodaucus persicus, Apiaceae, is used as vegetable or food additive in some
parts of Iran. The essential oils of different parts of Astrodaucus persicus from Kordestan …

One of the most important families of Iranian flora is Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). Most of the
species of this family are aromatic plants and rich in essential oils with diverse structures. In …

The volatile oils of stem, umbels, fruits and roots of Astrodaucus orientalis (L.) Drude
(Apiaceae) growing wild in Iran were obtained by hydro-distillation and analyzed by GC-MS …

Leaves of Bay (Laurus nobilis L.) were collected in different phonological stages and air-
dried. Volatile oil of the leaves were obtained using hydro-and steam distillation and the …

There are many efforts for identification of natural compounds from dietary or medicinal
plants. Young roots and aerial parts of A. persicus have been used as food additive or salad …

Four sesquiterpene lactones, astrodaucanolide A–D (1–4) with unique structures, toghether
with two known phenylpropanoid esters (5 and 6) were isolated from a flower extract of …

Objective: Many pharmaceutical factories have dramatically improved the quality of herbal
remedies in cancer treatment. The results of somestudies have shown anticancer effect of …

Objective To determine the larvicidal activities of petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate
and methanol fractions of roots and fruits extracts of Astrodaucus persicus from Apiaceae …

The composition of the essential oils from four Umbelliferae species of Iran: Astrodaucus
orientalis (L.) Drude.(Syn. Caucalis orientalis L.), Thecocarpus meifolious Boiss., Torilis …