An ethnopharmacological investigation of medicinal Salvia plants (Lamiaceae) in China  

作　　者：Minhui Li Qianquan Li Chunhong Zhang Na Zhang Zhanhu Cui Luqi Huang Peigen Xiao 

机构地区：[1]National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences,Beijing 100700,China [2]Baotou Medical College,Baotou 014060,China [3]School of Chinese Pharmacy,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine,Beijing 100102,China [4]Institute of Medicinal Plant Development,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College,Beijing 100193,China

出　　处：《Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B》2013年第4期273-280,共8页药学学报（英文版）

基　　金：the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation(81060372);the Key Project of the Chinese Ministry of Education(211033);the“Twelfth Fiveyear Plan”Program supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology(2012BA128B02);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2011M500506).

摘　　要：In China,over 40 species of the genus Salvia have been used as medicinal plants for various diseases,some for thousands of years.Recently,research has focused on the biological activities of Salvia medicinal plants used in traditional chinese medicine(TCM).However,to date a scientific survey of the genus Salvia in China has not been carried out.In this paper,we report the results of 10 field surveys of Salvia medicinal plants collected in 17 provinces including detailed information on their local names,growing environment,distribution and therapeutic effects.We also summarize the results of research on the materia medica,phytochemistry and pharmacology of some of the important Salvia medicinal plants.Our study reveals that 35 Salvia plants have been used in TCM in different regions of China,including 20 species used as Danshen to treat heart diseases,and 15 species used to treat a range of other conditions including gynecological diseases,muscular or skeletal problems,hepatitis,urological diseases,and mouth and eye conditions.It is clear that some species of Salvia L.possess significant pharmacological activity in the context of ethnopharmacological knowledge,especially in the treatment of heart disease.Further studies of the phytochemistry and pharmacology of Salvia species will no doubt improve their medical utilization and contribute to the development of new natural drugs.

关 键 词：SALVIA ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY Medicinal plants DANSHEN 

分 类 号：Q94[生物学—植物学]