Flavonoids from the aerial parts of Satureja khuzestanica

Satureja khuzestanica Jamzad is an endemic plant, widely distributed in the southern part of Iran. Decoction of the aerial part of this species is a well-known herbal traditional medicine used as analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic and antimicrobial agents. In this study, we reported isolation, purification and structural elucidation of the main flavonoids from the above mentioned medicinal plant. Xanthomicrol (1), cirsilinetol (2), 6-hydroxyluteolin 7,3'-dimethyl ether (3), cirsimaritin (4), diosmetin (5), acacetin (6), apigenin (7), naringenin (8), aromadendrine (9) and taxifolin (10) were the main flavonoids which have not been previously reported in this species.