Evaluation of phenolic, flavonoids, anthocyanin contents and antioxidant capacities of different extracts of aerial parts of Dracocephalum kotschyi

Background & Objectives : Dracocephalum kotschyi is one of the medicinal plants in Lamiaceae family and native to Iran, In traditional medicine, this plant is used for treatment fever, joint pain , rheumatism and is used as an anti-inflammatory and contains essential oils, flavonoids, Rosmarinic acid and monoterpene but it is endangered due to indiscriminate harvesting. Materials and Methods: After preparation of different extracts such as Hexane, Dichloromethane, Ethyl acetate and Methanol of kotschyi, their antioxidant properties were measured by two methods, DPPH and FRAP. BHT and vitamin C were used as positive control for comparison. In this study, the amount of phenols, flavonoids and anthocyanins were also measured.