Abstract:
The diterpene content in Salvia species was found to vary according to the species and to the season, the highest content of tanshinone-1 was found in S. castanea. Maximum amounts of royleanones, on the other hand, were found in S. nemorosa and S. desert-a in the Spring. It is noteworthy that recent investigations have shown u multiplicity of diterpenes, for intance, in S. miltiorrhiza and S. officinalis. Recently, 8 known diterpenes have been isolated from S. phlomoids along with three new compounds. Only the new compounds have been included in this review. Some of these diterpenes have shown anti-tumor activity. Salvin has been reported to have antibacterial activity. The same effect has been shown by the transhinones isolated from S. miltiorrhiza. Transhinone-I1 is sometime used for the treatment of angina pectoris.
Page(s):
549-569
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan, Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Year: 1986