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Internal ID UUID64406a12a4dc1822340901
Scientific name Salvia yangii
Authority B.T.Drew
First published in Taxon 66: 141 (2017)

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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.

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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)

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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

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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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

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Scientific Literature Top

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New Alien Plant Taxa for Italy and Europe: An Update Musarella CM, Laface VL, Angiolini C, Bacchetta G, Bajona E, Banfi E, Barone G, Biscotti N, Bonsanto D, Calvia G, Cambria S, Capuano A, Caruso G, Crisafulli A, Del Guacchio E, Di Gristina E, Domina G, Fanfarillo E, Fascetti S, Fiaschi T, Galasso G, Mascia F, Mazzacuva G, Mei G, Minissale P, Motti R, Perrino EV, Picone RM, Pinzani L, Podda L, Potenza G, Rosati L, Stinca A, Tavilla G, Villano C, Wagensommer RP, Spampinato G Plants (Basel) 24-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10934091
doi:10.3390/plants13050620
PMID:38475466
Comparative transcriptomics of two Salvia subg. Perovskia species contribute towards molecular background of abietane-type diterpenoid biosynthesis Bielecka M, Stafiniak M, Pencakowski B, Ślusarczyk S, Jastrzębski JP, Paukszto Ł, Łaczmański Ł, Gharibi S, Matkowski A Sci Rep 06-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10847172
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-53510-5
PMID:38321199
A Comprehensive Review of the Classification, Sources, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology of Norditerpenes Zeng N, Zhang Q, Yao Q, Fu G, Su W, Wang W, Li B Molecules 21-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10780140
doi:10.3390/molecules29010060
PMID:38202643
Metabolic and Transcriptomic Approaches of Chitosan and Water Stress on Polyphenolic and Terpenoid Components and Gene Expression in Salvia abrotanoides (Karl.) and S. yangii Khodadadi F, Ahmadi FS, Talebi M, Matkowski A, Szumny A, Afshari M, Rahimmalek M Int J Mol Sci 21-Oct-2023
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doi:10.3390/ijms242015426
PMID:37895107
The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) Thompson V, Harkin C, Stewart AJ PLoS One 04-Oct-2023
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doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0291734
PMID:37792900
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
The Influence of Methyl Jasmonate on Expression Patterns of Rosmarinic Acid Biosynthesis Genes, and Phenolic Compounds in Different Species of Salvia subg. Perovskia Kar L. Kianersi F, Amin Azarm D, Fatemi F, Jamshidi B, Pour-Aboughadareh A, Janda T Genes (Basel) 05-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10137496
doi:10.3390/genes14040871
PMID:37107629
The complete chloroplast genome of Elsholtzia fruticosa (D. Don) Rehd. (Labiatae), an ornamental plant with high medicinal value Yu X, Song YR, Zhao ZN Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 28-Feb-2023
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doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2183069
PMID:36876144
The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Salvia chienii E.Peter, 1936 (Lamiaceae) Cheng Y, Huang Y, Yuan F, Sheng Y, Yang D, Wei Y, Abozeid A Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 12-Feb-2023
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doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2175978
PMID:36816054
Prolonged Repellent Activity of Plant Essential Oils against Dengue Vector, Aedes aegypti Haris A, Azeem M, Abbas MG, Mumtaz M, Mozūratis R, Binyameen M Molecules 31-Jan-2023
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doi:10.3390/molecules28031351
PMID:36771017
Disadvantaged Economic Conditions and Stricter Border Rules Shape Afghan Refugees’ Ethnobotany: Insights from Kohat District, NW Pakistan Shah AA, Badshah L, Khalid N, Shah MA, Manduzai AK, Faiz A, De Chiara M, Mattalia G, Sõukand R, Pieroni A Plants (Basel) 28-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9918957
doi:10.3390/plants12030574
PMID:36771658
Mycorrhizal Colonization Modulates the Essential Oil Profile and Enzymatic and Non-Enzymatic Antioxidants to Mitigate the Adverse Effects of Water Deficit in Salvia subg. Perovskia Afshari M, Rahimmalek M, Sabzalian MR, Szumny A, Matkowski A, Jezierska-Domaradzka A Biology (Basel) 02-Dec-2022
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doi:10.3390/biology11121757
PMID:36552267
Recent Developments with Icetexane Natural Products Naeini AA, Ziegelmeier AA, Chain WJ Chem Biodivers 08-Nov-2022
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doi:10.3390/antiox11091842
PMID:36139916
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PMCID:PMC9460660
doi:10.3390/plants11172240
PMID:36079622

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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