Salvia yangii
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64406a12a4dc1822340901 |
| Scientific name | Salvia yangii |
| Authority | B.T.Drew |
| First published in | Taxon 66: 141 (2017) |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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Among the people of the Pamir and Tian Shan mountains, a pleasant, camphorous infusion of Salvia yangii aerial parts is taken as a tea for colds and fevers and to ease digestion (Ghorbani, 2005). In the Karakoram and western Himalaya, healers prepare a warm decoction of the herb for coughs and mild gastrointestinal complaints, and some communities steep the dried aerial parts as an everyday beverage (Muldashev, 2019). In Central Asia, communities collect the flowering tops to make short infusions used to wash minor skin irritations and bruises (Kokoska and Kloucek, 2022). Chechen and other Caucasus peoples report topical applications of crushed leaves or a brief poultice made from the aerial parts to reduce swelling from insect bites or bruises (Musaev et al., 2018). For a gentle soothing tea, combine about 2 teaspoons of the dried aerial parts with 250 milliliters of freshly boiled water, cover, and steep for 10 to 12 minutes; strain and drink one cup two or three times a day, not exceeding three cups per day. During pregnancy and lactation, avoid use because of the herb’s thujone content, and use cautiously if you have a history of epilepsy or are sensitive to strong aromatic herbs; discontinue if stomach irritation or dizziness occurs. Well‑established constituents of the aerial parts include essential oil rich in camphor, α‑ and β‑thujone, 1,8‑cineole, and borneol, as well as flavonoids such as luteolin and apigenin and rosmarinic acid, compounds that plausibly underpin the antispasmodic and anti‑inflammatory actions noted in traditional preparations (Süle et al., 2018; Kokoska and Kloucek, 2022). Ongoing phytochemical work and essential‑oil studies continue to clarify the profile of this sage, and the herb remains available through regional herbal distributors while communities in Central and Inner Asia still harvest it for household teas and topical washes.
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
Whole-plant and leaf essential oil; leaf herb and ground material used as a culinary flavoring and spice.
Industrial and craft applications:
No established industrial or craft applications beyond flavor and fragrance. None documented.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Dried leaves and leaf fractions are used as a culinary spice and flavoring agent in savory dishes and blends. No flavor-extraction or product-type specifics beyond spice and seasoning use are documented for this taxon.
Colorants and tanning:
No documented colorants, dyes, or tanning uses specific to this taxon.
Wood and fiber:
No timber or fiber applications documented.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
Essential oil from leaves is used as a fragrance component; typical fragrance constituents reported for Salvia yangii include camphor and 1,8-cineole, consistent with labiate essential oils. No specific cosmetic product formulations are documented for this taxon.
Properties relevant to use:
The leaf essential oil profile (notably camphor) and presence of phenolic and terpenoid compounds provide aroma constituents suitable for flavor/fragrance applications.
Standards and regulation:
No standards or regulatory frameworks specific to Salvia yangii products are documented. Standard food labeling and general safety and quality requirements for spices and flavorings apply.
Sustainability and sourcing:
As an ornamental and wild-collected species, cultivation and wild-harvesting practices may affect availability and continuity of leaf and essential oil supply; no formal sustainability frameworks specific to this taxon are documented.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Perovskia pamirica | Chang Y.Yang & B.Wang | Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 7(1): 95 (1987) |
| Perovskia atriplicifolia | Benth. | Prodr. 12: 261 (1848) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | perovskia pamirica |
| English | perovskia atriplicifolia |
| English | russian sage |
| Spanish | perovskia pamirica |
| Spanish | perovskia atriplicifolia |
| br | saoj rusia |
| Czech | Šalvěj yangova |
| Czech | ruská šalvěj |
| Czech | perovskie lebedolistá |
| Czech | šalvěj yangova |
| Danish | sølvperovskia |
| Danish | sølv-perovskia |
| German | blauraute |
| German | silber-perowskie |
| Persian | برازمبل بلوچی |
| Persian | پروسکیا آتریپلیکیفولیا |
| French | sauge d'afghanistan |
| French | sauge de russie |
| French | lavande d'afghanistan |
| Japanese | ロシアンセージ |
| Japanese | ペロフスキア アトリプリシフォリア |
| Japanese | ペロフスキア |
| Japanese | サマーラベンダー |
| Malayalam | പെറോവ്സ്കിയ അട്രിപ്ലിസിഫോളിയ |
| Dutch | blauwspirea |
| Dutch | reuzenlavendel |
| Dutch | russische salie |
| Russian | Перовския лебедолистная |
| Russian | Русский шалфей |
| Russian | Перовския памирская |
| Slovenian | ruski žajbelj |
| Serbian | Руска жалфија |
| Swedish | afghanperovskia |
| Chinese | 滨藜叶分药花 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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China
- Tibet
- Xinjiang
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Western Asia
- Afghanistan
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China
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indian Subcontinent
- Pakistan
- West Himalaya
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Indian Subcontinent
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Europe click to expand
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Middle Europe
- Germany
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Middle Europe
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001427364 |
| Tropicos | 100451473 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77161669-1 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 61904 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 268885 |
| IPNI | 77161669-1 |
| iNaturalist | 941713 |
| GBIF | 10801424 |
| Wikipedia | Salvia_yangii |
| Cornell Woody Plants | 474 |
| USDA Plants | PEAT10 |
| Tropicos | 17606772 |
| INPN | 610863 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:453765-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-150582 |
| Plantarium | 48136 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | 281634 |
| Observations.org | 157003 |
| IPNI | 453765-1 |
| iNaturalist | 133399 |
| GBIF | 3889056 |
| Freebase | /m/03hwq_ |
| EPPO | PEKAT |
| EOL | 2899459 |
| USDA GRIN | 27389 |
| UNII | C93WV2NV21 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 61904 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Benzoic acids | |||||
| 4-Propoxybenzoic Acid | 138500 | Click to see | 180.20 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives / P-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives | |||||
| 4-Methoxybenzoic Acid | 7478 | Click to see | 152.15 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / p-Hydroxybenzoic acid esters / p-Hydroxybenzoic acid alkyl esters | |||||
| Methyl 2,4-Dihydroxybenzoate | 16523 | Click to see | 168.15 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| > Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans / Tetrahydrofuran lignans / 7,9-epoxylignans | |||||
| Lariciresinol | 332427 | Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CC2COC(C2CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)O | 360.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| Tetrahydro-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-4-((4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-3-furanmethanol | 134203 | Click to see | 360.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids | |||||
| 3-Carene | 26049 | Click to see CC1=CCC2C(C1)C2(C)C | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1026(199901/02)14:1<38::AID-FFJ778>3.0.CO;2-8 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| Caryophyllene | 5281515 | Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C2CC(C2CC1)(C)C | 204.35 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1026(199901/02)14:1<38::AID-FFJ778>3.0.CO;2-8 |
| Humulene | 5281520 | Click to see | 204.35 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1026(199901/02)14:1<38::AID-FFJ778>3.0.CO;2-8 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins | |||||
| (3S,4aR,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,9S,10R,11R,12aR,14bS)-10,11-dihydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-3-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid | 102322401 | Click to see | 666.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNB-2007-0617 |
| 10,11-Dihydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid | 73744577 | Click to see | 666.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNB-2007-0617 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Diterpene lactones | |||||
| (1R,8S,10S)-8-ethoxy-3,4-dihydroxy-11,11-dimethyl-5-propan-2-yl-16-oxatetracyclo[7.5.2.01,10.02,7]hexadeca-2,4,6-trien-15-one | 14314750 | Click to see CCOC1C2C3C(CCCC3(C4=C(C(=C(C=C14)C(C)C)O)O)C(=O)O2)(C)C | 374.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| 7-Ethoxyrosmanol | 23243693 | Click to see | 374.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| Rosmanol-9-ethylethe | 500133 | Click to see CCOC1C2C3C(CCCC3(C4=C(C(=C(C=C14)C(C)C)O)O)C(=O)O2)(C)C | 374.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| (3S,4aR,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10R,11R,12aS)-3,10,11-trihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12-dodecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid | 163053220 | Click to see CC1(CC2=C3C=CC4C(C3(CCC2(CC1O)C(=O)O)C)(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C | 486.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.2364 |
| (4aS,6aS,6aS,6bR,8aS,10S,12R,12aS)-10,12-dihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12-dodecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid | 163072439 | Click to see | 470.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.2364 |
| 10-Acetyloxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid | 619165 | Click to see | 498.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| 10,12-Dihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12-dodecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid | 163072438 | Click to see | 470.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.2364 |
| 3-Hydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid | 619166 | Click to see | 456.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| 3-O-Acetyloleanolic Acid | 151202 | Click to see | 498.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| 3,10,11-Trihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12-dodecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid | 163053219 | Click to see | 486.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.2364 |
| Colosolic acid | 15917996 | Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O | 472.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| Corosolic Acid | 6918774 | Click to see | 472.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| Oleanolic Acid | 10494 | Click to see | 456.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| Oleanolic acid acetate | 6708573 | Click to see CC(=O)OC1CCC2(C(C1(C)C)CCC3(C2CC=C4C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C(=O)O)C)C)C | 498.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| (-)-beta-Sitosterol | 222284 | Click to see | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| [(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-6-[[(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl]oxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl decanoate | 162850670 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CCC3(C4CCC5(C(C4CC=C3C2)CCC5C(C)CCC(CC)C(C)C)C)C)O)O)O | 731.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| 17-(5-ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 122544 | Click to see | 412.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| 17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 86821 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| beta-Sitosterol 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside | 296119 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C | 576.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| Sitogluside | 5742590 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C | 576.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| ST 29:1;O;Hex;FA 10:0 | 162850669 | Click to see | 731.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| Stigmast-5-en-3-ol | 22012 | Click to see | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| Stigmasterol | 5280794 | Click to see | 412.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 3,4-dihydrocoumarins | |||||
| (6aR,10aR)-4-hydroxy-7,7-dimethyl-6-oxo-3-propan-2-yl-6a,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromene-1,10a-dicarbaldehyde | 10472670 | Click to see CC(C)C1=C(C2=C(C(=C1)C=O)C3(CCCC(C3C(=O)O2)(C)C)C=O)O | 344.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| Safficinolide | 85152699 | Click to see CC(C)C1=C(C2=C(C(=C1)C=O)C3(CCCC(C3C(=O)O2)(C)C)C=O)O | 344.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides | |||||
| Hesperetin-7-Rutinoside | 3594 | Click to see | 610.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNB-2007-0617 |
| Hesperidin | 10621 | Click to see | 610.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNB-2007-0617 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids | |||||
| Ladanein | 3084066 | Click to see | 314.29 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00290-8 |
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| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |