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PM · Lens · Comparative study of rosmarinic acid content in some plants of Labiatae family

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Article · Volume 8, Issue 29 · pp. 37–41

Comparative study of rosmarinic acid content in some plants of Labiatae family

Maryam Shekarchi1, Homa Hajimehdipoor2,3, Soodabeh Saeidnia4, Ahmad Reza Gohari4, Morteza Pirali Hamedani5

  1. 1Department of Research and Development, Food and Drug Laboratory Research Center and Food and Drug Control Laboratories, MOH and ME, University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
  2. 2Traditional Medicine and Materia Medica Research Center, and, Iran.
  3. 3Department of Traditional Pharmacy, Faculty of Traditional Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
  4. 4Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy and, Iran.
  5. 5Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Background: Plants of Labiatae are used in traditional medicine and phytotherapy. Rosmarinic acid (RA) is a phenolic compound which is found in many genus of Labiatae and exhibits important biological activities.Materials and Methods: In this investigation, RA contents of 29 species of Labiatae named Salvia offi cinalis, Salvia limbata, Salvia virgata, Salvia hypoleuca, Salvia macrosiphon, Salvia choloroleuca, Melissa offi cinalis, Origanum vulgare, Lavandula angustifolia, Rosmarinus offi cinalis, Thymus daenensis, Thymus citriodorous, Thymus pubescens, Thymus vulgaris, Zataria multifl ora, Mentha piperita, Mentha pulegium, Mentha longifolia, Mentha spicata, Mentha aquatica, Mentha crispa, Perovskia artemisoides, Zhumeria majdae, Satureja hortensis, Satureja khuzistanica, Satureja bachtiarica, Satureja atropatana, Satureja mutica and Satureja macrantha were determined by using high-performance liquid chromatographic method.Results: The results showed that RA content in different species of Labiatae was 0.0-58.5 mg g-1 of dried plants. The highest amount of RA was found in Mentha species especially M. spicata.Conclusion: M. spicata can be considered as a new source of rosmarinic acid.

Keywords: High-performance liquid chromatographic; Labiatae; Mentha spicata; rosmarinic acid

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