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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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Chemical Name Sort descending 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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ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) 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 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View Chemicals list for Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne) Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacrodermatitic) Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant 4 (View Chemicals list for Antiaggregant) Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiakathisic) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antialcoholic) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic) Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialopecic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialzheimeran) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antianemic) Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 3 (View Chemicals list for Antianginal) 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 (View Chemicals list for Antiangiogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianorectic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianorexic) Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 (View Chemicals list for Antianxiety) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarrhythmic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiarrhythmic) Duke, 1992 *