title: Analysis of Danshen and twelve related Salvia species.
abstract: Danshen is a commonly used traditional Chinese herb, but over twenty Salvia species are used as Danshen by local herbalists. In this study, twelve Salvia species from the plateau of Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces were collected, analyzed and compared with Danshen by HPLC. The results showed that most of the Salvia species were good sources of rosmarinic acid and tanshinones. The highest amount of both rosmarinic acid and tanshinone IIA were found in S. przewalskii Maxim. These results pave the way for a better therapeutic exploitation of these plants.
authors.affiliation: Ethnic Pharmaceutical Institute of Southwest University for Nationalities, No. 16, South 4th Section 1st Ring Road, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China. sluluyang@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Luyang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhifeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D045784:Abietanes / Q000032:analysis; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002934:Cinnamates / Q000032:analysis; D053630:Depsides / Q000032:analysis; D027544:Salvia / Q000737:chemistry*; D027561:Salvia miltiorrhiza / Q000737:chemistry*; D000097123:Rosmarinic Acid
chemical_list: D045784:Abietanes; D002934:Cinnamates; D053630:Depsides; D000097123:Rosmarinic Acid; C021751:tanshinone