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Plant Salvia miltiorrhiza (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Dan-Shen; Red Sage; Tan-Shen
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ARSENIC 2 Root not available 0.3 -0.19 Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
CALCIUM 28 Root not available 2780.0 -0.51 Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
COPPER 12 Root not available 8.0 -0.41 Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
CRYPTOTANSHINONE 11 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
DANSHENSPIROKETALLACTONE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
HYDROXYTANSHINONE 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
IRON 6 Root not available 230.0 -0.11 Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
ISOCRYPTOTANSHINONE 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ISOTANSHINONE-I 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ISOTANSHINONE-II 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ISOTANSHINONE-III 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
MAGNESIUM 65 Root not available 3230.0 0.36 Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
MANGANESE 14 Root not available 23.0 -0.27 Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
METHYL-TANSHINONATE 1 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
METHYL-TANSHINONE 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
MILTIRONE 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
POTASSIUM 14 Root not available 11700.0 -0.30 Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
SALVIANOLIC-ACID-A 6 Root not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SALVIOL 3 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
SODIUM 1 Root not available 70.0 -0.48 Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Kasimu, R., Basnet, P., Tezuka, Y., Kadota, S., Namba, T. 1997. Danshenols A and B, New Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from the Root of Salvia miltiorhiza BUNGE. Chem Pharm Bull, 45(3): 564-566.
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 3 Shimomura,* K., Kitazawa, T., Okamura, N., and Yagi, A. Tanshinone Production In Adventitious Roots And Regenerates Of Salvia miltiorrhiza. Journal of Natural Products, 54(6): 1583-1587, 1991.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarrhythmic 3 Duke, 1992 *