[Comparison of tanshinone IIA in Radix Salviae Miltorrhizae from Shandong].
OBJECTIVE
To compare the contents of tanshinone IIA in Radix Salviae Miltorrhizae from different species, production places and collecting time, for study its quantity from Shandong.


METHODS
HPLC method was used.


RESULTS
The contents of tanshinone IIA in Radix Salviae Miltorrhizae of Shandong ranged from 0.330%-0.726%.


CONCLUSIONS
Setting the contents of tanshinone IIA as index, the quantity of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge. f. alba C. Y. Wu et H. W. L. is better than Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge.. The genuine production place-Mengyin is the best planting area; the plantable place is mountaing district hillyland. Planting in plain region is inadvisable; the best collecting time is middle September.
Ran
Rong
R
Pharmacy Faculty of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China. sprngrong@126.com
Zhou
Feng-Qin
FQ
Wang
Ting
T
Kong
Qing-Yue
QY
D045784:Abietanes; D002681:China; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000032:analysis*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development; D027343:Rhizome / Q000737:chemistry; D027561:Salvia miltiorrhiza / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D012621:Seasons
D045784:Abietanes; D010616:Phenanthrenes; C021751:tanshinone