Phytochemical Investigations on Nepeta clarkei

Plant based products, essential oils, plant extracts, natural resins and their preparations have a wide range of applications mainly in pharmaceutical industry, in food technology, in aroma industry and in perfume and cosmetic industry. The genus Nepeta is one of the largest genera of family Labiatae (Lamiaceae) having approximately 250 species distributed mainly in Southwest and Central Asia, Europe, North Africa and North America. About 67 species are found in Iran and 58 in Pakistan. Some of the Iranian Nepeta species are employed in Iranian folk and traditional medicine for the treatment of various disorders, such as nervous, respiratory, and gastrointestinal diseases. These medicinal properties prompted us to carry out Phytochemical investigation on Nepeta clarkei.