Chemical composition of n-hexane extract of the fruit from bereberise integrrima of Iran

Majid Halimi, Hooshang Vahedi,

Abstract

Barberry family (Beberidacea) with one genera and are 13 species worldwide of which 13 species found in five species in Iran [1]. Species of this genus are found in the northern, eastern, and southeastern highlands of Iran (Alborz, Qaradāḡ in Azerbaijan, ranges of Khorasan, Bārez mountain in Kermān). They reach heights of 1 to 3 m, seldom reaching 4 m, and have long branches, copious thorns, denticulate leaves, and red berries which form in clusters on the outer branches in midspring, after the yellow flowers have shed their petals, and ripen in midsummer [2]. In traditional medicine, barberries are classed as a cold, dry substance and thought to possess the properties that check diarrhea; strengthen the stomach, liver, and heart; eliminate excess bile; relieve thirst; and cool stomach heat, internal inflammations, and blood ebullition [3- 4]. A literature survey revealed that no chemical and studies had been performed on the essential oil of bereberise integrrima. The aim of our study was to evaluate the chemical composition of the fruit of bereberise integrrima essential oil.