Salvia chinensis is a type of annual plant that is found in various provinces in China. It typically grows in forests, as well as in patches of grass on hillsides or plains at elevations between 100 to 500 meters. This plant can reach heights of 20 to 60 centimeters and has either upright or trailing stems. Its flowers are arranged in groups of six, called verticillasters, and are found in clusters at the end of branches or in a panicle shape. The corolla of the flower is usually blue-purple or purple and measures about 1 centimeter in diameter.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Salvia tashiroi	Hayata	Icon. Pl. Formosan. 8: 98 (1919)
Salvia chinensis f. pinnata	Makino	Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 26: 80 1912
Salvia chinensis var. crenata	Makino	Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 26: 79. 1912
Salvia chinensis var. intermedia	Makino	Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 11: 281. 1897
Salvia chinensis f. lobatocrenata	Makino	Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 15: 110 1901
Salvia japonica var. chinensis	(Benth.) E.Peter	Acta Horti Gothob. 10: 67. 1935
Salvia japonica var. integrifolia	Franch. & Sav.	Enum. Pl. Jap. 1: 371. 1875

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Language	Common/alternative name
Arabic	قصعين تشيني
Persian	مریمگلی چینی
Chinese	月下红
Chinese	石见穿
Chinese	野沙参
Chinese	半支莲
Chinese	紫参
Chinese	石打穿
Chinese	活血草
Chinese	华鼠尾草
Chinese	华鼠尾草（华鼠尾、紫参）
Chinese	華鼠尾草

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- China
  - China South-central
  - China Southeast
- Eastern Asia
  - Taiwan

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000300668
Tropicos	17606748
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:455937-1
The Plant List	kew-182338
Open Tree Of Life	595113
NCBI Taxonomy	424420
IPNI	455937-1
iNaturalist	700567
GBIF	3881607
Freebase	/m/0cp1kbg
EOL	2894165
Wikipedia	Salvia_chinensis

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Scientific Literature Top

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Traditional and contemporary herbal medicines in management of cancer: A scoping review

Imtiaz I, Schloss J, Bugarcic A

J Ayurveda Integr Med

23-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10901831
doi:	10.1016/j.jaim.2024.100904
PMID:	38395014

Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine “Fuzheng Qingdu Decoction” on Autonomic Function and Cancer-Related Symptoms in Patients with Advanced Gastric Cancer undergoing Chemotherapy: A Controlled Trial

Yuan C, Wu S, Wu Y, Tian C, Wang Z, Zhang X

Integr Cancer Ther

07-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10851715
doi:	10.1177/15347354241229414
PMID:	38323452

Clerodendrum chinense Stem Extract and Nanoparticles: Effects on Proliferation, Colony Formation, Apoptosis Induction, Cell Cycle Arrest, and Mitochondrial Membrane Potential in Human Breast Adenocarcinoma Breast Cancer Cells

Chittasupho C, Samee W, Na Takuathung M, Okonogi S, Nimkulrat S, Athikomkulchai S

Int J Mol Sci

12-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10815711
doi:	10.3390/ijms25020978
PMID:	38256052

Exploring the pharmacological and molecular mechanisms of Salvia chinensis Benth in colorectal cancer: A network pharmacology and molecular docking study

Zheng Q, Wang X, Gao T, Zhang B, Zhao N, Du R, Zhao Z

Medicine (Baltimore)

15-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10727650
doi:	10.1097/MD.0000000000036602
PMID:	38115259

An exploration of the effect of Chinese herbal compound on the occurrence and development of large intestine cancer and intestinal flora

Liu P, Ying J, Guo X, Tang X, Zou W, Wang T, Xu X, Zhao B, Song N, Cheng J

Heliyon

10-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10761579
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23533
PMID:	38173486

Acupoint Thread Embedding Combined With Wenshen Bugu Decoction for the Treatment of Aromatase Inhibitor-Associated Musculoskeletal Symptom Among Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Patients: Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Zou X, Chen ZY, Yang YH, Qiao Y, He SJ, Li Q, Chen WL, Zhang XY, Li SY, Sha SY, Hu MH, Zhang XY, Yang MJ, Wang RP, Wu HG, Shi Y, Xue XH, Ji YJ

Integr Cancer Ther

11-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10422911
doi:	10.1177/15347354231188679
PMID:	37565358

Jianpi Yangzheng Xiaozheng decoction alleviates gastric cancer progression via suppressing exosomal PD-L1

Chen Y, Liu J, Chen Y, Zhang R, Tao J, Chen X, Wang H, Sun Q, Wu J, Liu S

Front Pharmacol

03-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10434994
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2023.1159829
PMID:	37601051

Gram-Scale Total Synthesis of TAB with Cardioprotective Activity and the Structure-Activity Relationship of Its Analogs

Sun Z, Sun Z, Wu D, Yi F, Wu H, Ma G, Xu X

Molecules

04-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10343337
doi:	10.3390/molecules28135197
PMID:	37446862

Advances in the Study of Bioactive Nanoparticles for the Treatment of HCC and Its Postoperative Residual Cancer

Li Y, Zou H, Zheng Z, Liu Z, Hu H, Wu W, Wang T

Int J Nanomedicine

22-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10216871
doi:	10.2147/IJN.S399146
PMID:	37250475

Application of Rosmarinic Acid with Its Derivatives in the Treatment of Microbial Pathogens

Kernou ON, Azzouz Z, Madani K, Rijo P

Molecules

22-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10220798
doi:	10.3390/molecules28104243
PMID:	37241981

Ze-Qi decoction inhibits non-small cell lung cancer growth and metastasis by modulating the PI3K/Akt/p53 signaling pathway

Zhang J, Zhuang Z, Guo M, Wu K, Yang Q, Min X, Cui W, Xu F

J Tradit Complement Med

20-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10491987
doi:	10.1016/j.jtcme.2023.03.008
PMID:	37693094

Integrating HPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS, network pharmacology and experimental validation to decipher the chemical substances and mechanism of modified Gui-shao-liu-jun-zi decoction against gastric cancer

Huang W, Wen F, Ruan S, Gu P, Gu S, Song S, Zhou J, Li Y, Liu J, Shu P

J Tradit Complement Med

08-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC10148141
doi:	10.1016/j.jtcme.2023.01.002
PMID:	37128200

Impact of treatment-duration-ratio of traditional Chinese medicine on survival period of primary liver cancer —A real-world study

Cheng S, Zhao H, Meng Y, Guo Y, Yao M, Xu X, Zhai X, Ling C

Heliyon

23-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9816972
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12358
PMID:	36619473

Feiyanning formula modulates the molecular mechanism of osimertinib resistance in lung cancer by regulating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway

Sang S, Sun C, Ding R, Jiang J, Han Y, Gan S, Bi L, Gong Y

Front Pharmacol

29-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9745155
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2022.1019451
PMID:	36523489

Adjuvant effects of Chinese medicinal tonics on gastric, liver, and colorectal cancers—OMICs-based contributions to understanding their mechanism of action

Zuo Z, Jia J, Li H, Shi R, Wang D, Zeng KW, Nie H, Wang XG, Liu W, Li M, Feng Y, Wang XB

Front Pharmacol

29-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9746692
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2022.986765
PMID:	36523499

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids
(E)-5-[(1R,4aS,5S,8aS)-5-methoxycarbonyl-5,8a-dimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]-3-methylpent-2-enoic acid	14466300	Click to see CC(=CC(=O)O)CCC1C(=C)CCC2C1(CCCC2(C)C(=O)OC)C	348.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.56.843
5-(5-methoxycarbonyl-5,8a-dimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl)-3-methylpent-2-enoic acid	74184167	Click to see CC(=CC(=O)O)CCC1C(=C)CCC2C1(CCCC2(C)C(=O)OC)C	348.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.56.843
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids
1,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,5-diol	182459	Click to see CC1(C2CC(C1(CC2O)C)O)C	170.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.56.843
Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,5-diol, 1,7,7-trimethyl-, (2-endo,5-exo)-	535224	Click to see CC1(C2CC(C1(CC2O)C)O)C	170.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.56.843
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
1,1,7-Trimethyldecahydro-3a,7-methanocyclopenta[8]annulene-3,6-diol	596186	Click to see CC1(CC(C23C1CCC(C2)(C(CC3)O)C)O)C	238.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.56.843
4-Hydroxy-3,5,5-trimethyl-4-(3-oxo-1-butenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-one	440265	Click to see CC1=CC(=O)CC(C1(C=CC(=O)C)O)(C)C	222.28	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.56.843
4-Hydroxy-4-(3-hydroxybut-1-enyl)-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one	440244	Click to see CC1=CC(=O)CC(C1(C=CC(C)O)O)(C)C	224.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.56.843
Clovanediol	15599878	Click to see CC1(CC(C23C1CCC(C2)(C(CC3)O)C)O)C	238.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.56.843
Dehydrovomifoliol	688492	Click to see CC1=CC(=O)CC(C1(C=CC(=O)C)O)(C)C	222.28	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.56.843
Vomifoliol	5280462	Click to see CC1=CC(=O)CC(C1(C=CC(C)O)O)(C)C	224.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.56.843
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Pentacarboxylic acids and derivatives
[(1R,3R,4S,5Z,8R,9R)-9-acetyloxy-6-(acetyloxymethyl)-3-[(2S)-1-acetyloxypropan-2-yl]-4,8-dihydroxy-10-methylidenecyclodec-5-en-1-yl] (2R,3S)-3-acetyloxy-2-methylbutanoate	162848734	Click to see CC(COC(=O)C)C1CC(C(=C)C(C(CC(=CC1O)COC(=O)C)O)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C(C)C(C)OC(=O)C	570.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.56.843
[(1R,3S,4S,5Z,8S,9S)-9-acetyloxy-6-(acetyloxymethyl)-3-[(2S)-1-acetyloxypropan-2-yl]-4,8-dihydroxy-10-methylidenecyclodec-5-en-1-yl] (2R,3S)-3-acetyloxy-2-methylbutanoate	162848733	Click to see CC(COC(=O)C)C1CC(C(=C)C(C(CC(=CC1O)COC(=O)C)O)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C(C)C(C)OC(=O)C	570.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.56.843
[(1S,2E,6Z,8R,9S,10S)-10-acetyloxy-6-(acetyloxymethyl)-9-[(2S)-1-acetyloxypropan-2-yl]-8-hydroxy-2-methylcyclodeca-2,6-dien-1-yl] (2S,3R)-3-acetyloxy-2-methylbutanoate	163018684	Click to see CC1=CCCC(=CC(C(C(C1OC(=O)C(C)C(C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)C(C)COC(=O)C)O)COC(=O)C	554.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.56.843
[(1S,2E,6Z,8S,9S,10S)-10-acetyloxy-6-(acetyloxymethyl)-9-[(2S)-1-acetyloxypropan-2-yl]-8-hydroxy-2-methylcyclodeca-2,6-dien-1-yl] (2R,3S)-3-acetyloxy-2-methylbutanoate	163018683	Click to see CC1=CCCC(=CC(C(C(C1OC(=O)C(C)C(C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)C(C)COC(=O)C)O)COC(=O)C	554.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.56.843
[10-Acetyloxy-6-(acetyloxymethyl)-9-(1-acetyloxypropan-2-yl)-8-hydroxy-2-methylcyclodeca-2,6-dien-1-yl] 3-acetyloxy-2-methylbutanoate	74423263	Click to see CC1=CCCC(=CC(C(C(C1OC(=O)C(C)C(C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)C(C)COC(=O)C)O)COC(=O)C	554.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.56.843
[9-Acetyloxy-6-(acetyloxymethyl)-3-(1-acetyloxypropan-2-yl)-4,8-dihydroxy-10-methylidenecyclodec-5-en-1-yl] 3-acetyloxy-2-methylbutanoate	74423264	Click to see CC(COC(=O)C)C1CC(C(=C)C(C(CC(=CC1O)COC(=O)C)O)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C(C)C(C)OC(=O)C	570.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.56.843
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Benzaldehydes / Hydroxybenzaldehydes
Protocatechualdehyde	8768	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C=O)O)O	138.12	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80081-O
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzoxepines / Dibenzoxepines
3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-2-[3-(2,3,10-trihydroxybenzo[b][1]benzoxepin-7-yl)prop-2-enoyloxy]propanoic acid	75072247	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CC(C(=O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=C3C=CC4=CC(=C(C=C4OC3=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O)O	492.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80081-O
isosalvianolic acid C	44566967	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CC(C(=O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=C3C=CC4=CC(=C(C=C4OC3=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O)O	492.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80081-O
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids
(2R,3R)-4-[(1E)-3-[(1R)-1-Carboxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]-3-oxo-1-propen-1-yl]-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-7-hydroxy-3-benzofurancarboxylic acid	92212909	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CC(C(=O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=C3C(C(OC3=C(C=C2)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)C(=O)O)O)O	538.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(01)00415-0
(2R)-2-({(2E)-3-[(2R,3R)-3-{[1-carboxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]carbonyl}-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-7-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-4-yl]prop-2-enoyl}oxy)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid	6441188	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CC(C(=O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=C3C(C(OC3=C(C=C2)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)C(=O)OC(CC5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)C(=O)O)O)O	718.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ETAP.2016.08.004 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CHROMA.2016.09.039 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5057235/ https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80081-O
(2R)-2-[3-[(2R,3R)-3-[(1R)-1-carboxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]carbonyl-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-7-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-4-yl]prop-2-enoyloxy]-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid	92132738	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CC(C(=O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=C3C(C(OC3=C(C=C2)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)C(=O)OC(CC5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)C(=O)O)O)O	718.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80081-O
10-epi-Lithospermic acid	95359683	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CC(C(=O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=C3C(C(OC3=C(C=C2)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)C(=O)O)O)O	538.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80081-O
CID 5281302	5281302	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CC(C(=O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=C3C(C(OC3=C(C=C2)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)C(=O)O)O)O	538.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80081-O
Salvianic acid B	119177	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CC(C(=O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=C3C(C(OC3=C(C=C2)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)C(=O)OC(CC5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)C(=O)O)O)O	718.60	unknown	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5098748/ https://doi.org/10.1016/J.COLSURFB.2016.07.053 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5022100/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5125602/ https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TAAP.2016.08.004 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-6041/11/5/055014
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives
Rosmarinic acid	5281792	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CC(C(=O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O	360.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(01)00415-0 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80081-O
Salvianolic acid D	75412558	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CC(C(=O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=C(C(=C(C=C2)O)O)CC(=O)O)O)O	418.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80081-O
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
(E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acid	2518	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C=CC(=O)O)O)O	180.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80081-O
Caffeic Acid	689043	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C=CC(=O)O)O)O	180.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80081-O
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Phenylpropanoic acids
3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxypropanoic acid	439435	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CC(C(=O)O)O)O)O	198.17	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80081-O
Danshensu	11600642	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CC(C(=O)O)O)O)O	198.17	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80081-O

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Salvia chinensis

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