Satureja: Ethnomedicine, Phytochemical Diversity and Pharmacological Activities
This book provides a comprehensive review of the literature available on satureja covering the ethnomedicine, micromorphology, the main secondary metabolites in its various species, as well it’s important biological and pharmacological activities and the
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Soodabeh Saeidnia • Ahmad Reza Gohari Azadeh Manayi • Mahdieh Kourepaz-Mahmoodabadi
Satureja: Ethnomedicine, Phytochemical Diversity and Pharmacological Activities
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Soodabeh Saeidnia Medicinal Plants Research Center Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Azadeh Manayi Medicinal Plants Research Center Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Ahmad Reza Gohari Medicinal Plants Research Center Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Mahdieh Kourepaz-Mahmoodabadi Medicinal Plants Research Center Tehran University of Medical Sciences
ISSN 2193-4762 ISBN 978-3-319-25024-3 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-25026-7
ISSN 2193-4770 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-25026-7 (eBook)
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Preface
Among all the medicinal plants growing around the world, some species have attracted a great concern due to their capability of producing a broad spectrum of bioactive natural products as well as their evidence-based pharmacological activities. Satureja (trivial name: Savory) belongs to the Lamiaceae family as one of those mentioned plants. This genus comprises about 200 species worldwide, which are mostly aromatic herbs and shrubs with numerous therapeutic effects representing considerable diversity in their chemical composition and biological properties as well as medicinal effects. Although we can find a few review articles or books (mainly in non-English language) to include some species of this genus, there is no comprehensive book or review especially to gather all the u
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